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Title: Oracle PL/SQL CD Bookshelf by Inc. O'Reilly & Associates ISBN: 1-56592-849-0 Publisher: O'Reilly & Associates Pub. Date: 01 July, 2000 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $89.95 |
Average Customer Rating: 4.75 (4 reviews)
Rating: 5
Summary: Great Resource
Comment: This a great all-inclusive resource for Oracle SQL developers. Though focusing on 8i and not on the newer 9i, the concepts are still helpful. Suitable for intermediate and advanced developers.
Rating: 4
Summary: A great technical PL/SQL reference
Comment: O'Reilly simply has the best PL/SQL reference library on the market. This collection of 7 books on CD, along with soft-cover book "Guide to Oracle 8i Features" is the PL/SQL reference standard. Having some previous experience with a couple of the books on the CD, particularly with Steve Feuerstein's work, I found the writing to be clear, insightful and very readable. The programming comments and suggestions are right on the mark. What I also enjoyed was the price, which represents a significant savings over the list cost of the individual books in the bookshelf.
When I first started looking at the CD, I wondered how I would best make use of this reference. I tried reading it on my monitor, starting on the first page and continuing on from there, but after awhile I realized that wasn't going to work. I then started playing with the text searching capabilities provided on the CD. What I found is that O'Reilly has done a very nice job of first indexing and then implementing electronic searches. I am now using the CD exclusively as a reference via this search. Although I didn't know it then, I now believe that is the best way to use the reference if you have some prior knowledge of PL/SQL. I now keep the CD at work, consulting it whenever I need to refresh my memory on how best to write PL/SQL. If you have no prior experience with PL/SQL or you don't like reading books on-line, consider just purchasing the soft-cover components of the bookshelf. However, if you are like me and have some experience in the area, this bookshelf is an indispensable part of the Oracle reference library.
One last thought. Although the bookshelf is great, I do have a problem with it. The collection is dated. The CD covers PL/SQL through to version 8.0 of the Oracle RDBMS. A soft-cover book, included in the distribution but not on the CD, includes new features provided with Oracle 8i. That leaves a sizable hole in that PL/SQL features introduced with Oracle 9i are not discussed. I suspect that even as I write this Steve Feuerstein et. al. are hard at work filling that void. In the meantime this collection is the best PL/SQL reference for Oracle 8i.
Rating: 5
Summary: Excellent Resource For PL/SQL and Oracle Database Developers
Comment: This CD Bookshelf is an excellent resource for PL/SQL and Oracle Database Developers. It contains 7 books which offer valuable information on PL/SQL programming. The collection of books cover basic to advanced PL/SQL programming topics. Beginners and advanced PL/SQL Developers will find this a good reference to add to their library collection. The Oracle PL/SQL Programming, 2nd Edition book on the PL/SQL CD Bookshelf provides indepth information on the fundamentals of PL/SQL. For more advanced developers the Advanced Oracle PL/SQL Programming with Packages is an excellent resource. Other books on the PL/SQL CD Bookshelf are equally useful and valuable. The PL/SQL CD Bookshelf is a great resource kit to have in my collection!
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Title: The Networking CD Bookshelf (Volume 2.0) by O'Reilly & Associates Inc. ISBN: 059600334X Publisher: O'Reilly & Associates Pub. Date: 01 May, 2002 List Price(USD): $49.95 |
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Title: UNIX CD Bookshelf, 3.0 by Inc. O'Reilly & Associates ISBN: 0596003927 Publisher: O'Reilly & Associates Pub. Date: February, 2003 List Price(USD): $59.95 |
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Title: Java Enterprise Cd Bookshelf: Version 1.0 by Inc. O'Reilly & Associates ISBN: 1565928504 Publisher: O'Reilly & Associates Pub. Date: September, 2000 List Price(USD): $89.95 |
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Title: Oracle PL/SQL Developer's Workbook by Steven Feuerstein ISBN: 1565926749 Publisher: O'Reilly & Associates Pub. Date: 15 May, 2000 List Price(USD): $36.95 |
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Title: The XML CD Bookshelf by O'Reilly &. Associates Inc. ISBN: 0596003358 Publisher: O'Reilly & Associates Pub. Date: 15 November, 2002 List Price(USD): $59.95 |
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