Sams Teach Yourself Oracle8 Database Development in 21 Days [Paperback]

David Lockman (Author)

Book Description

Series: Sams Teach Yourself... | Publication Date: August 15, 1997

Sams Teach Yourself Database Development with Oracle in 21 Days is a tutorial that will teach the reader the basics of developing Oracle database applications. This book focuses on teaching the concepts behind logical and physical database design, a working knowledge of SQL and PL/SQL, and the basics of Developer/2000, and Oracle Power Objects.

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Teach Yourself Database Development with Oracle in 21 Days is a tutorial that will teach the reader the basics of developing Oracle database applications. This book focuses on teaching the concepts behind logical and physical database design, a working knowledge of SQL and PL/SQL, and the basics of Developer/2000, and Oracle Power Objects. - This is the first and only beginning-level book devoted entirely to Oracle development

- This hands-on tutorial teaches the basics of Oracle development is a short period of time

- Covers logical and physical database design, a working knowledge of SQL and PL/SQL, and the basics of Developer/2000 and Oracle Power Objects

Product Details

• Paperback: 665 pages
• Publisher: Sams; 1 edition (August 15, 1997)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0672310783
• ISBN-13: 978-0672310782
• Product Dimensions: 9.1 x 7.3 x 1.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.5 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 3.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #3,152,617 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars For those new to Oracle, this is a great way to start., August 7, 1998

By A Customer

This review is from: Sams Teach Yourself Oracle8 Database Development in 21 Days (Paperback)

This book covers the basics of Oracle database and Developer/2000 tools. It is a great textbook since it covers the material in easy to understand format and uses numerous screens to guide the reader through the learning process. As a teacher, I had been searching for years for a book that would properly cover the material for an introductory Oracle course. This book is the best I have found so far, and it amazes me how similar it it to the handouts I had produced myself over the years. The book however does have a couple of flaws (and hence the three star rating). First, contrary to the title, it has very little on Oracle 8. Second, it does not cover SQL*Plus. The other shortcomings are minor if you accept this book as only an introductory book. Regardless, if you are teaching an introductory Oracle course and are looking for an easy to use textbook, this is the book for you (until someone does a better one).

7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Great For New Oracle Users, December 17, 1997

By A Customer

This review is from: Sams Teach Yourself Oracle8 Database Development in 21 Days (Paperback)

First, I should state that I have NOT read this book cover-to-cover. I've used it more as a reference. But if you are new to Oracle and Databases of this size, this is a great "just get me started" book. Books on Oracle tend to assume you already have a PhD in `Oracleese', this book does not. It gives you a good overview of all the Oracle products. Do not expect a lot of detail. Examples show you the very basics of `here's how to get a report started" or "here's a very basic pie chart" Which is great since Oracle's Design tools are not intuitive and can be frustrating and intimidating to the new user even if your familiar with other report or graphing tools. This book is great for you if you just want to get your feet wet, with out a lot of frustration, and then play on your own. I do recommend it for the new oracle developer.

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Need advisory as to the need for software., March 10, 2000

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This review is from: Sams Teach Yourself Oracle8 Database Development in 21 Days (Paperback)

First, let me say I have not read the book entirely. My observation, as a visual type learner, is I expected the CD to contain all I needed to conduct tutorials. This is not the case. You need some level of an Oracle database on your computer as well as the Developer 2000 software. I think it would be good business for the publisher or Amazon.com comments to advise what you need in order to benefit from the enclosed CD tutorial. Other than that, what I have observed from the book is it is well organized and will be very informative, even without the required software to run the book's CD tutorial.