Re: Oracle Past and Present...

On Wed, 22 Aug 2001, nsouto_at_optushome.com.au.nospam wrote:

> ORA should look at splitting it. Basic and Advanced, at the
> very least. With ratings. Eg: you need 200 points to be
> Basic, 600 for Advanced. SQL and PL/SQL count 100 each, for
> Basic. Backup and Recovery counts 200, so that's enough for
> Basic (why on Earth would a developer want to know intricacies
> of B&R or RMAN?). That's enough for a site that wants a
> certified person to cope with daily B&R routine. No need to
> spend incredible amounts training the punter in advanced
> performance tuning or distributed stuff, for example. Sure, as
> a future option. But not mandatory as is now.

I agree with this. Its one reason I have shied away from them. I don't want to study all of Oracle. Its too damn much. My personal OCP has been taking a few interesting questions off this group that I don't know how to answer (God, I have lots to choose from) and just playing with Oracle until I'm confident I know it myself.

This whole technology certification tract is actually something that MS got correct.

-- 
Galen Boyer
It seems to me, I remember every single thing I know.