Re: Real-life PL/SQL these days ...

From: Andrew Kerber <andrew.kerber_at_gmail.com>
Date: Tue, 14 Apr 2009 12:13:33 -0500
Message-ID: <ad3aa4c90904141013h5a8ac475r89044ad91fd8fbfe_at_mail.gmail.com>

From what I have seen, an awful lot of that poor SQL comes from applications that generate SQL code, often several pages in a single statement. Another major problem is poorly designed views.

On Tue, Apr 14, 2009 at 11:42 AM, Cary Millsap <cary.millsap_at_method-r.com>wrote:

> I've got some exceptionally good PL/SQL developers working for me, too.
> They were *very* difficult to find. We have some spare capacity, too, if
> anyone in Oracle-L land is looking for help designing and writing PL/SQL
> code.
>
> Cary Millsap
> http://method-r.com
> http://carymillsap.blogspot.com
>
>
>
> On Tue, Apr 14, 2009 at 11:27 AM, Jared Still <jkstill_at_gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> On Tue, Apr 14, 2009 at 7:12 AM, Dba DBA <oracledbaquestions_at_gmail.com>wrote:
>>
>>> There are some good ones, but they are hard to find. What makes it harder
>>> is that pl/sql developers tend to make less than DBAs. So the smart ones
>>> migrate to DBA work so they can get better compensation. This is not always
>>> the case, but quite common.
>>>
>>
>> I've known a few.
>>
>> Here's one: http://awads.net/wp/
>>
>> I personally know a couple of other local folks that are quite good
>> with PL/SQL. I've also known some that are not so good.
>>
>> The problem here is not just developers that aren't good at PL/SQL,
>> it's developers that aren't good at development, regardless of language,
>> platform or database.
>>
>> Some folks have carved out the wrong niche for themselves.
>>
>> Jared Still
>> Certifiable Oracle DBA and Part Time Perl Evangelist
>>
>>
>>
>

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