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My goto was Tom Kyte (https://asktom.oracle.com https://asktom.oracle.com) for learning the 'why'. Burleson is an interesting character, but not always correct
by thornygreb 5y ago
My goto was Tom Kyte (https://asktom.oracle.com https://asktom.oracle.com) for learning the 'why'. Burleson is an interesting character, but not always correct either.
- msluyter 5y agoTom Kyte books were great and beyond Oracle, I learned a lot about databases generally from them.
- pantulis 5y agoMy SO was a Oracle DBA and she swore by Kyte's books.
- kubanczyk 5y agoLast I've heard of Tom Kyte: https://archive.is/20150928144011/http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/issue-archive/2015/15-sep/last-asktom-2650480.html https://archive.is/20150928144011/http://www.oracle.com/tech... His answers were sometimes prime examples of what is today known as seriously unwelcoming. But I remember I un-learned the "best practices" meme reading one of his answers. In fact it was just one sentence, some concise version of "if the 'best' setting existed, nobody would bother to make it a configurable option". But it clicked. Burleson's more advanced answers were of limited usefulness, because they have never mentioned the exact oracle version. They often have been only valid for antiques like Oracle 7.