Re: tools for PL/SQL development

From: Andrew Hardy <junkmail_at_[127.0.0.1>
Date: Fri, 20 Feb 2004 11:52:41 +0000
Message-ID: <c14ser$f0o$1@sun-cc204.lut.ac.uk>

Pete Finnigan wrote:

> In article <1077236289.2191_at_yasure>, Daniel Morgan
> <damorgan_at_x.washington.edu> writes
>

>>Cris Carampa wrote:
>>
>>
>>>My boss wants me to evalutate tools for enhancing productivity in PL/SQL 
>>>development, like TOAD or Embarcadero SQL Debugger, but I'm currently 
>>>happy with my "franciscan" enviroment (vi+sqlplus) :) Am I such a 
>>>dinosaur? Which tools are you PL/SQL developers using?
>>>
>>>Thank you. Kind regards,
>>
>>In my opinion ... stay with SQL*Plus and invest the money in getting
>>some good training. The best tools on the planet don't make you more
>>prouctive unless you already know what you are doing.
>>

>
> very good point Daniel, sometimes missed by many. You do indeed need to
> known what you are pointing and clicking at! - go for the gui tools
> after you are comfortable with the mechanics behind what you are
> actually trying to do.
>
> cheers
>
> pete
>

Not sure I totally agree.

The OP was talking about PL/SQL development. Using SQL*Plus to do such development isn't really the ideal tool - you're looking for an environment to make a developer's life easier.

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Received on Fri Feb 20 2004 - 05:52:41 CST