Re: Biginner want to learn ORACLE

From: HansF <News.Hans_at_telus.net>
Date: Wed, 19 Apr 2006 20:22:03 GMT
Message-Id: <pan.2006.04.19.19.51.40.998826@telus.net>

On Wed, 19 Apr 2006 20:07:45 +0200, Frank van Bortel wrote:

> PW wrote:

>> What is your background?
>> Do you have a machine available to install Oracle? Have you bought any
>> books?
>> Have you started reading the concept docs at http://tahiti.oracle.com?
>>
>> I just got an internship job in which they use Oracle, getting really
>> excited to learn some Oracle stuff.
>> Only got a PC at home, I have downloaded Oracle Express Edition on it,
>> hopefully get some practice before starting the new job. No, haven't
>> read any book yet.
>> Have any recommendations?????????????? Much
>> Appreciation!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
>>

> Anything with Tom Kyte's name on it.
> I'd start with Expert one-on-one, first three chapters. When done, read
> the Oracle Concepts manual (on tahiti.oracle.com). When you have that
> finished, read Tom Kyte's Expert one-on-one, first three chapters.
> And again.
> See if you can still remember everything from the concepts manual.
> 
> Then... start playing around.
> Read Jonathan Lewis' (www.jlcomp.demon.co.uk) books. Steve Adams
> (www.ixora.com.au) is a good palce to read, as is Howard Rogers
> (www.dizwell.com).
> And I have missed many other Oracle specialists, to which I apologize.

Supporting and extending:

Oracle Essentials is a nice, fluffy, introduction to the concepts. I regularily give this to SQL Server specialists, noobs and IT managers to introduce them to the Oracle way of thinking.
Then, http://docs.oracle.com - to the database version of choice and READ the Concepts manual. Twice. Cover to cover.
If a developer, go to Tom's books above. Followed immediately, or concurrently, by the docs for Application Developers Fundamentals and then drill in to specifics.
If a DBA, read the docs.oracle.com 'Administrator's Guide', followed by Tom's books above, followed by the manuals of interest iat docs. (Recovery, specialty topics, etc.)

Just realize that the rest of your Oracle life should have major amounts of time dedicated to reading (and understanding ... test cases, etc.)

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