Re: Career questions: databases
Date: Sun, 01 Jul 2007 23:55:03 -0700
Message-ID: <1183359304.497230_at_bubbleator.drizzle.com>
dreamznatcher wrote:
> I'm really perplexed here. I never on heaven or earth could have ever
> imagined a single word I used could have spawned all this...
> "proficient".
Words have meaning and since this isn't a conversation where we can read facial expressions we are left with nothing but the literal word.
Who really cares, anyway, as long as (as Neil points
> out) I (or anyone claiming to be proficient in any particular area)
> manages to get a job done?
I do. I do a lot. And I completely disagree.
Someone writing this can get the job done:
BEGIN
FOR r IN (SELECT * FROM parent)
LOOP
r.part_num := r.part_num * 10; INSERT INTO child VALUES (r.part_num, r.part_name);
END LOOP;
COMMIT;
END slow_way;
/
> We're all developers here, some good, some
> bad; but in the end all that matters if we can deliver or not.. and
> how (i.e. timeliness, accuracy, quality, interface, stability..). I
> guess it's the "how" part here in the argument that's raising all the
> hullabaloo.
> Let's be frank and admit that avid developers are more often
> perfectionists than not. We have to be on the top of the game, we have
> to be top-notch;
> So adhering to that philosophy, how do you classify proficiency or
> expertise? I can't.
What's wrong with accepting the definition of the word as defined in the dictionary? Have you considered a career in politics? <g>
> There are zillions of people alive and kicking who can know everything
> by the book and deliver flawless code if given the chance...
Not to be rude here but ... no there are not.
-- Daniel A. Morgan University of Washington damorgan_at_x.washington.edu (replace x with u to respond) Puget Sound Oracle Users Group www.psoug.orgReceived on Mon Jul 02 2007 - 08:55:03 CEST