Re: Oracle DBA Studio, almost useful + TOAD observations?

mcstock wrote:
> | but not actually the problem here
> |
> | Didn't say it was. ;-)
> | I am just encouraging the OP to get out of DBA Studio which is a
> | rotten place to learn anything about Oracle or SQL.
> | --
> | Daniel Morgan
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>
> how have you found TOAD as a syntax training-wheels type learning tool? i've
> only used it's DDL GUI a couple times (well maybe 3) so i don't know all
> that it covers, but the OP'r does have a valid point that it's nice to have
> a GUI to guide you to the (hopefully correct) syntax
>
> -- mcs

I don't allow my students to use any GUI tool for the program. Not TOAD, Not SQL*Navigator, Not of them. Experience has taught that GUIs are like TV. They are not teaching tools ... they are dumbing down tools.

-- 
Daniel Morgan
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