Re: Hints in Practice

Bob Jones wrote:

> Good links. I have worked with DB2 for years and have never even heard of
> those hints. In fact, I have never seen a single line of code with hints.
> The use of hints is discouraged. If you go to one of those DB2 classes, they
> will tell you the same.
>
> I am not sure about SQL Server. Will they encourage the use of hints? I
> doubt.

I don't think Oracle encourages the use of hints either.

I have never attended an Oracle class or seminar or workshop in which the use of hints was presented as anything other than an option: One among many.

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