Re: Application Developer Vs DBA Positions

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On 13 May 2002 09:49:07 -0700, ashwinphilar_at_hotmail.com (Ashwin Philar) wrote:

>Hi!!
>
>I am Ashwin Philar. I am planning to do an Oracle certification.
>
>These are the questions in my mind:
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>1)What are the advantages of being an Oracle App Dev over a regular
>App Dev, like what are the reasons that a company might hire a person
>with OCP AD rather than a person who has 3 years of VB development
>experience ?
>
>2)Can't applications be developed for Oracle Database using VB / Java
>? So how does OCP AD help ?
>
>3)What work does an Oracle DBA do in a company ?
>
>4)Can a programmer become a DBA, I mean is that a logical path to
>take.
>
>5) What path should a person with 3 yrs of programming experience
>take, OCP -AD OR OCP - DBA ?
>
>6) What qualification provides more job opportunities DBA or AD?
>
>I'd be grateful, if you can answer my questions.
>
>Thanks in advance.
>
>Regards,
>Ashwin Philar

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regards
Marc Blum
mailto:marc_at_marcblum.de
http://www.marcblum.de Received on Mon May 13 2002 - 13:33:36 CDT