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Summary: I liked it
Review: This book really gets into the guts of using the Oracle database. Also check out the Oracle Press book "Oracle9i JDBC Programming".
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Summary: For anyone who wants to be an OracleGuru!!
Review: I bought this book a few months back. It seems to me a book that is very well written and thru the simple examples that Tom has in his book, he's been able to explain where enormous prolix verbiage would have left readers in a quandry(considering there is so much of oracle documentation to hunt from).I personally read this book every now and then, not as a page 1>>1200. This way I keep coming back with my new questions/queries.That's the difference between a good book and an excellent one!! It's simply the best. Cheers!! Tarry
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Summary: A bargain at twice the price
Review: If you work with an Oracle database in any capacity, this book is for you. Here's why: 1. Clear and concise writing style. His writing style never gets in the way of the information he's trying to impart. 2. Wealth of knowledge. I cannot put enough emphasis on how much *good* information is in this book. Tom combines clear explanations with informative examples that really drive each of his points home. 3. Written for the real world. This isn't a book written about how Oracle should work or works in the disjointed world of Oracle's PR department. It's written to reflect how it works in thousands of IT shops both small and large around the world. When breaking down a particular technology or concept he explains how it works, the circumstances in which it is most effective and, just as importantly, the circumstances in which it doesn't do so well. In short, buy this book. It's worth every penny.
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Summary: From a SQL Server Point of View
Review: I have read many other books on Oracle from the Oracle Press, but this one beats all of those hands down. I have studied Oracle, but have not had a lot of opportunity to actually use it in a production environment. I have worked extensively with Microsoft SQL Server and am a MCDBA. I thought that Oracle was pretty much just like SQL Server. This book has shown me that I was wrong. This book has opened my eyes to what power Oracle has and why it is preferred as an enterprise level database. Thomas Kyte has done a remarkable job putting this book together. I look forward to reading his book "Beginning Oracle Programming".
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Summary: Great Reference
Review: I recently came across this book, having been working with Oracle solutions for over 12 years. In the cource of my Oracle career, I have worked at developing propriety DB modules and architecting solutions around Oracle. There are a great many books on Oracle; I only wish I had "Expert One on One: Oracle
by Thomas Kyte" when I first started out with Oracle. There is something here for everyone. Having said that, I think beginners will gain the most out of this book. This is an easy to read book that "give ideas" and is not only a reference book. It guides the readers to different issues involved in the DB world and how to design one best for your project. Other reviewers here have given a cross-section of items that the book covers - I would just like to add that this book has a feel of looking at the subjects through different perspectives. Great for learning more and improving on Oracle skills.
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Summary: Author supporting asktom.oracle.com
Review: The Author is a well known expert in Oracle DBA administration. I first started reading responses to oracle dba questions at asktom.oracle.com and was very impressed with the depth of knowledge he possesses. The book was not a disappointment and reconfirmed what I already knew that he was brillant.
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Summary: Superb Oracle Book for DBAs and Developers
Review: I've purchased and read many Oracle books on database admin and development but this book is tops! Excellent examples, ideas and enjoyable reading for DBAs and Developers alike.
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Summary: In a class of its own..!
Review: Tom Kyte is a rarest of the rare breeds. He not only enjoyed architecting the solution but also articulated the same with contagious enthusiasm. The book leaves you with a sense of invincibility, which might be construed as a negative factor only if you are an incurable pessimist. I won't go as far as saying this is THE book and only book you will need for oracle, but this came pretty close to it...!
In short one of the great books to come out on the subject of ORACLE.
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Summary: One on one?
Review: Don't get me wrong, this book provided me with many valuable insights and knowledge, which i am using i my daily life. But it seems to me that the attitude, which the book conveys, is tremendously wrong, not even wrong but reflecting a dangerous trend in the computer industry: the all solving one and only middleware, the one i am expert in: In Kyte's case Oracle. And by reducing the solution domain of software to one tool, they denounce at the same time software engineering quality goals, like maintainability, reliability, portability, reuseability for the sake of....? Depends really on what aspect they are looking at, respectively "advocating", but mostly for the sake of efficiency. But first off, efficiency is not the only required attribute of software, albeit clearly an important one and and second efficiency is not reducible too not one solution domain. Kyte cite's some projects, which were on the brink of failing, because basically they didn't take enough advantage of the oracle database functionality... this seems a fairly subjective choice, i had contrary experiences: many a project was on the brink of failure or even failed, because of using too "much" oracle functionality. Kyte and the book, represent to me a typical "lobby" of developers, which tend to reduce the software problem to Oracle functionality. Software Engineering isn't only PL/SQL (....or justice sake for example Java)... But how is the saying about expert's: They know more and more, about less and less, until they know everything about nothing
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Summary: By far, the best Oracle book available
Review: This is a truly exceptional book. It provides a wealth of information about implementing Oracle databases. This is the best book on designing and implementing Oracle databases that I have seen. A word of caution, though. It's really geared more toward the architect or DBA than it is the application developer. Also, this is an advanced book that assumes some prior experience with Oracle. Not a good book for beginners.
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