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Re: oracle vs sybase cheatsheet

From: <tboss_at_bossconsulting.com>
Date: Thu, 15 Jul 2004 11:26:50 -0500 (EST)
Message-Id: <200407151626.i6FGQokj038690@vegeta.p6m7g8.net>


Oh yeah ... just removed it actually. Now that i've been in Oracle land for a while, i removed/corrected several things just now. (the questions at the bottom really).

Literaly, I wrote that back in 2001 after being in-oracle for 2 weeks ... it was the only way I could survive :-)

Its funny; one thing I've noticed in my Oracle time is the prevalent number of "Oracle Myths" that exist out there. Example, we just had yet another huge discussion about whether count(*) or count(1) is better or worse: a classic oracle myth that one is better than the other.

The index thing apparently is another myth that is still out there. Someone told me that once, and I believed it b/c i didn't know any better. I'm sure thats how a lot of bad theories get passed around.

Someone could make a mint just writing a "Myth-debunking" book on Oracle. Wait a minute! What a grand Idea! :-)

todd

>
> Todd:
> Thanks very much!
> That will get me going, and I very much appreciate it.
>
> I did run across your "oracle cheatsheet" when I
> googled, and it's quite useful.
>
> I would recommend that you remove Theresa's statement
>
> "Another concern is that Oracle never deletes from
> indexes, so you have to
> rebuild your indexes periodically to reclaim space
> from deletes.]"
>
> since it is inaccurate and might cause a dba to do
> something they might not want to do.
>
> Again, thanks for your assistance!
>
> Barb
>
>
> --- tboss_at_bossconsulting.com wrote:
> > I'm coming the reverse way, actually. I've found no
> > similar reference book out there.
> >
> > I have a pseudo-cheasheat online at:
> >
> http://www.bossconsulting.com/oracle_dba/oracle.cheatsheet
> >
> > Though, its probably inaccurate in some areas. I've
> > been fully in Oracle for a while
> > and should probably do some updating.
> >
>
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