Re: Which Doc to Read - 10g or 9i ?

"hpuxrac" <johnbhurley_at_sbcglobal.net> wrote in message news:1151786434.613839.323040_at_m73g2000cwd.googlegroups.com...
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> Bob Jones wrote:
>> "joel garry" <joel-garry_at_home.com> wrote in message
>> news:1151701911.775407.193330_at_y41g2000cwy.googlegroups.com...
>> >
>> > Bob Jones wrote:
>> >> "meathammer" <googler_at_google.com> wrote in message
>> >> news:pan.2006.06.29.20.44.38.765000_at_google.com...
>> >> > Currently working with 9iR2...
>> >> > I want to start being a "good boy" DEVELOPER and start RTFM
>> >> > on Performance Tuning doc:
>> >> >
>> >> > So which of the 2 below would you recommend I should go with at this
>> >> > time ? (seems the older one has more material)
>> >> > Thanks
>> >> >
>> >> > Performance Tuning Guide
>> >> > 10g Release 2 (10.2)
>> >> > B14211-01
>> >> > June 2005
>> >> >
>> >> >
>> >> > Database Performance Tuning Guide and Reference
>> >> > Release 2 (9.2)
>> >> > Part No. A96533-02
>> >> > October 2002
>> >>
>> >> There is really not that much difference. 10g has automatic this and
>> >> automatic that. I would use the 9i manual and never spend any money at
>> >> the
>> >> bookstores. There is nothing more comprehensive than the manuals.
>> >
>> > I put in 10053 in the tahiti search engine, and it sure didn't get
>> > anything useful. You are just plain wrong, Bob. Put 10053 in the
>> > knowledge browser at metalink, it ought to be obvious why a developer
>> > serious about performance would want to know about such things.
>>
>> There will also be plenty of things you won't find in the books mentioned
>> earlier. Should I go out and buy every book that is available?
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> Certainly the books mentioned so far in this thread are worthwhile. My
> guess is that you would learn things from them. Every single one of
> them.
>

So can I learn from the manuals. They are more than sufficient for my job. How many books do I have to buy to get the same information as the free manuals?

> You noted earlier that you are familiar with the writers of the books (
> well I think that's what you meant but you said arthurs ).
>
> What does that mean exactly? That you have read the books? That you
> know the writers personally? That you know them by reputation but are
> not familiar with the material they have written?
>

I have not read any of those books. As I said before, I do not have the need to.
How do I know them? They both have web sites out there. One of them posted comments in this forum regularly. I have also browsed the content pages of those books but did not buy them. Received on Sat Jul 01 2006 - 18:50:56 CDT