Re: Is Oracle the worst-documented product of all time?

Most arguments seems to say that Oracle is too complex - it requires too much time, dedication, consultancy, training etc. People from Access and the likes wants something just as easy to work with. Ok. I know how to use DOS, Windows 95, and NT. Not perfect, but I can work with it. Does that make me a Unix, VMS or MVS expert? NO! And you wouldn't want to take anyone on with that kind of experience to administer your o/s either. The same argument applies to Oracle. It is a large and complex product that calls for training, etc to be invested.

Having worked with Oracle, Informix and Sybase previously, I can say that I picked up Oracle more easily than I did the other two. And the documentation for Oracle are also better than Informix and Sybase. I must admit that I had the hard copy to look at. Soft copy just doesn't work for me. I hate reading things on-line, except for emails and newsgroup articles. Yeah, and Oracle Book is no fun. Hopefully HTML will replace it soon!

Leng. Received on Mon Jul 14 1997 - 00:00:00 CDT