Rachel,
All said and done, if the horse (developer) refuses to
drink (learn), there is nothing you (as a DBA) can do.
Better get a different (better) horse.
Just my experience.
Not so Lazy DBA
- Rachel Carmichael <wisernet100_at_yahoo.com> wrote:
> gee and my developers think I'm a terrible DBA
> because I insist on
> reviewing the SQL going into the database and
> because I think it's a
> good idea if the DBA sits in on the design meetings,
> rather than wait
> and just accept whatever design they have come up
> with
>
>
> --- Jacques Kilchoer <Jacques.Kilchoer_at_quest.com>
> wrote:
> > > -----Original Message-----
> > > From: Goulet, Dick [mailto:DGoulet_at_vicr.com]
> > >
> > > Bashing Duhvelopers is a favorite past time of
> DBA's
> > > and I believe for good reason:
> >
> > A lot of what you say is true, but what is the
> view from the other
> > side of
> > the fence? e.g. what are the justifiable
> complaints developers have
> > with
> > DBAs?
> >
> > I think a few are:
> > a) Assuming that John Q. Developer knows all the
> Oracle features and
> > is
> > aware of what is poor Oracle coding practice.
> > b) Not having time for every developer to run up
> with a question "how
> > do I
> > write this SQL statement" but then complaining as
> soon as it's put in
> > production.
> > c) The Duh-BA forces me to separate data in 10
> different tables even
> > though
> > my query would run a lot faster if everything was
> in one table.
> > d) When I have to write a program to update all
> the rows in a table
> > and ask
> > "how do I avoid that 'snapshot too old' thing I've
> been hearing
> > about?" the
> > Duh-BA says "maybe you'll get lucky."
> > e) Calling me a "duh-veloper" behind my back.
> >
> > Any others?
> >
>
>
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