Re: Poll: Expert user vs. Internals Expert

"Cimode" <cimode_at_hotmail.com> wrote in message news:1148457926.446019.14950_at_j55g2000cwa.googlegroups.com...
> I believe lot of database practitionners have a similar dilemna...Let's
> put it this way...
>
> If you want to get rich and famous in current system of IT industry
> then being ignorant of relational theory is a bliss as the ideas
> conditionning your interactions with clients and other IT professional
> will be trendy and popular thanks to your ignorance and acceptance of
> things being the way they are and not the way they should be...In such
> direction, mastering a specific (non relational) implementation
> (ORACLE, DB2, SQL Server) will make you gain larger support in IT
> audiences no matter how correct are the statements you will be making
> ...
>
> On the other hand, if you want to achieve a goal such as "I really
> would like to understand what I am doing" or "how come the problems I
> face everyday are always the same" then apply this knowledge to guide
> smarter choices on current implementations, education relationnal
> theory is the key...Only problem, you will be going downstream of
> current trends.
>
> The fact that one or the other is important really depends on what you
> are seeking...If you believe that popularity is important to make you
> successfull in your job then "learn ORACLE in 21 days" type of
> approaches are sufficient to fulfill this objectif ....If you believe
> that knowledge is important to gain you self esteem and confidence you
> are doing data management by choice and not by circumstances then you
> must educate yourself first...
>
> Another way you may ask this question is : Why am I doing databases at
> the first place ? Do I like the concepts behind what I do everyday?
> Did I choose this job or did it choose me ? Sorry no obvious answer to
> this one, just additional questions...
>
> Hope this helps...
>
> Hope this helps...
>

Excellent!

In addition to "Why am I doing databases in the first place" I would add:

"What are databases for?" Received on Wed May 24 2006 - 14:22:59 CEST