Oracle Unleashed [Paperback]

Advanced Information Systems Inc. (Author), Rachel Becker (Editor)

Book Description

Publication Date: February 1, 1996 | Series: Unleashed

Oracle programmers and developers will quickly learn the basics and advanced topics of Oracle. This book includes in-depth coverage of Oracle tools and utilities, database administration, Designer 2000, and Developer 2000. Oracle Unleashed covers every key development tool produced by Oracle and will prove itself as the most definitive study of Oracle available.
-- Includes coverage of advanced Oracle concepts
-- Readers will learn how to design and develop their own Oracle databases
-- CD-ROM contains Oracle Sampler, source code, object libraries, and sample utilities

Product Details

• Paperback: 1404 pages
• Publisher: Sams; Bk&CD Rom edition (February 1, 1996)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 067230872X
• ISBN-13: 978-0672308727
• Product Dimensions: 9 x 7.5 x 2.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 5.4 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 2.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #4,320,649 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Not an advanced-level book, July 15, 1997

By A Customer

This review is from: Oracle Unleashed (Paperback)

While providing a good overview, this book does not provide the information needed for a developer to be productive in Oracle. This is not the book that a serious developer needs sitting by his left elbow as he is coding. I was disappointed in the lack of detailed information in this book. From other 'Unleashed' books, I have come to expect detailed explanations of language elements, and sample code showing how to accomplish real tasks. Language elements are not sufficiently explained; and, while some knowledge can be gleaned from the sample code, the examples were just way too simple to be useful. This book tries to accomplish too much. The first half tries to be a DBA guide, and the second half, a developers guide - as a result, both are given short shrift. Were this book called 'Oracle 7 Overview', it would have served its purpose.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Shallow read, March 15, 2000

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This review is from: Oracle Unleashed (Paperback)

This book tries to cover everything. Thus each topic is covered only breifly. The orginization and wording is passible at best. This book is not really for beginners but for the times when we forget the simple tasks.

On the plus side, it is one of the few reference books with precompilers in it.