Re: What is a better career? HELP ME

IMHO, in an IT field, you have to keep learning new skills, whether they are about the same topic or a different one. If you're not in tune with this emotion, I'd suggest that you pick a field that hasn't changed in a couple of hundred years, like accounting or something similar.

Otherwise, pick the one you think you'll like best. If you don't know, well, try 'em both!

Good luck,

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David C. Sisk
The Unofficial ORACLE on NT site
http://www.ipass.net/~davesisk/oont.htm

phillip H wrote in message <7lnvvj$i99$1_at_news1.mpx.com.au>...
>Hello, All
>
>I am going to look for a job to do with Oracle. Basically I have two
choice:
>to be an Oracle DBA or Oracle application developer.
>
>As an application developer, some companies may require the skill of
>Developer 2000, some of them may require the skill of Visual Basic. It's
>possible that a new development tool become more powerful and popular in
>five or ten years time. So developers need to move to the new area. And the
>skills they have now may become useless at that time.
>
>Does the some thing happen on an Oracle DBA? I know that Oracle database
>will be improved continually. So DBAs need to follow the changes, but the
>skills they have now will still be useful in the future. Is it likely that
>Oracle will be replaced by another/new DBMS? If it happen, it will be very
>bad for Oracle DBAs because their skills will not be valuable.
>
>I want to have a secure career that allows me keep going all the way. It
>wastes time if I have to move from one product to another again and again.
>What is better for me (DBA or developer)? Which area needs more people?
>Which area is easier to get a job? Which area can people get more pay?
>What's the most popular development tool for Oracle DB?
>
>You may suggest me something other than these two. Any opinions are
>appreciated.
>
>Phillip
>
>
>
Received on Wed Jul 07 1999 - 22:18:49 CDT