Oracle9i PL/SQL: A Developer's Guide [Paperback]

Bulusu Lakshman (Author)

Book Description

Series: Expert's Voice | Publication Date: November 12, 2002

¿Oracle9i PL/SQL: A Developer¿s Guide¿ is intended both for intermediate-level Oracle developers who are designing or coding applications in SQL and PL/SQL and for advanced PL/SQL programmers who need to learn new PL/SQL 9i features. In addition to providing developers with detailed coverage of the PL/SQL 9i language itself, author Bulusu Lakshman covers the techniques of using PL/SQL 9i for server-side applications and provides the methodology for implementing robust applications. Lakshman also mentors developers in implementing effective techniques for real-world and code-centric Oracle applications that, in the long run, will save them time and energy. ¿Oracle9i PL/SQL: A Developer¿s Guide¿ is a solid source for the development of Oracle9i PLSQL applications. Developers incorporating these technologies into new applications and those migrating from earlier versions will both find Lakshman's expert treatment of the topic beneficial. Bulusu Lakshman is an experienced Oracle developer with more than 10 years of software design and development experience using Oracle and its related tools, including PL/SQL and Java. He¿s the author of "Oracle Developer Forms Techniques" and "Oracle and Java Development", both of which have been well received. He also holds an Oracle Master credential from the Oracle Corporation, is an Oracle Certified Professional (OCP) application developer, and is a double honors graduate in computer science and engineering and mathematics. He has presented at numerous international and national conferences on Oracle and its tools, and published articles in various technical magazines and journals. Lakshman is currently employed by Compunnel Software Group Inc., a leading technical consulting firm based in New Jersey.

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About the Author

Bulusu Lakshman is an experienced Oracle Developer with more than ten years of extensive software design and development experience using Oracle and its related tools including PL/SQL and Java. He has authored two books entitled Oracle Developer Forms Techniques (SAMS) and Oracle and Java Development (SAMS), both of which have been well-received. He has presented at numerous international and national conferences on Oracle and its tools and published technical articles in various technical magazines and journals in the U.S. and the United Kingdom. He is currently employed by Compunnel Software Group Inc, a leading technical consulting firm based in New Jersey.

Product Details

• Paperback: 665 pages
• Publisher: Apress; 1 edition (November 12, 2002)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 159059049X
• ISBN-13: 978-1590590492
• Product Dimensions: 9.3 x 7.4 x 1.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 3 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,192,558 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Some nuances, November 20, 2003

By A Customer

This review is from: Oracle9i PL/SQL: A Developer's Guide (Paperback)

I've just finished the first 100 pages of the book, so my views are definitely incomplete. Nevertheless, I would like to share some of my feelings toward this book:

1. Many code fragments are repeated unnecessarily, making the book a bit too thick (around 670 pages)

2. In avergage, I think, every page contains a "Tip" or "Caution" box, which I think should tell you some important insights from the author. However, most of the tips are as simple as "Never fetch from a cursor before opening it" or "Don't fetch from an already closed cursor". Maybe I'm too picky, but it's really annoying (and time-consuming) to read so many plain-simple tips.

3. The formatting of code is terrible. Although code formatting is a personl style issue, I think the author/formatter should at least make sure the parenthesis are easily identified, and each "successive" indentations are of the same length (say, each level of identation = 3 spaces). But this book fails to do so.

On the other hand, as far as I've read, the content is mostly correct, and the code fragments run as expected.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Superbly Well Written, May 25, 2005

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Thomas B. Adam "Bibliophile" (Cooper City, Florida USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Oracle9i PL/SQL: A Developer's Guide (Paperback)

Bulusu Lakshman gets a standing ovation for a brillantly written book. If your PL/SQL skills lag behind Oracle 9i, then this book will bring you up to date with clearly written text and excellent examples.

It should really be billed as more of an advanced text on PL/SQL, as the beginner is likely to have a difficult time if Bulusu's work is his first exposure to PL/SQL.

However, for the veteran PL/SQL developer who does not know reference cursors, cursor expressions, bulk binding, dynamic SQL, etc., this is the book to lead you to clear understanding.

Kudos to Bulusu Lakshman.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars One of the better books among its peers, November 8, 2003

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Eric L. Ma (Berkeley Heights, NJ USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Oracle9i PL/SQL: A Developer's Guide (Paperback)

I like the organization of this book as well as its focus on Oracle 9i's new PL/SQL functionality. If you have prior experience with PL/SQL and need to get up to speed with the latest features quickly, this is the right book for you. I like the coverage on Native Dynamic SQL, Bulk Binds, and Object Relational features. The sample code is very helpful to demo the new language syntax. To me this book has been serving as a handy reference as I code for Oracle 9i for the first time.