Re: Advise needed: Can I use/learn Oracle quickly?

Steven Healey wrote:
> You know guys, I learn a lot from this newsgroup. And I appreciate the
> work the knowledgable people such as Mr. Morgan and Mr. Bakker put in to
> answer questions.
>
> But really - you just might want to reconsider the snarky tone of the
> responses in this thread. The original poster presented a very
> reasonable question, gave background and details, made apt comparsions
> to several alternatives, and even apologized in advance for being a
> newcomer. In other words, everything you normally rip on first time
> posters for not doing.
>
> And in response you have ripped him up and down for not having read all
> of OTN from beginning to end, not knowing every feature by heart, and
> other assorted sins.

I did not rip him a new one for not being an expert and for not having read every document at otn. Heck I haven't either and don't plan on it ... I have a life too.

My intention was to let him know that he is wholly unqualified and should defer to someone that isn't.

If he knew Sybase and wanted to help someone with SQL Server I'd say fine. If he knew DB2 or Informix ... there are considerations that would be important. But Oracle is a very different animal. Its underlying concepts and architecture are completely different from the others. So one can not just do something in Oracle they've done elsewhere and expect it to work the same way: It won't.

I'll give you an analogy that hopefully will drive home the point. In the US both dermatologists and urologists are classified as surgeons. Would you want a dermatologist giving instructions to your urologist during a surgery? I shudder at the thought. Same here!

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