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Oracle PL/SQL Interactive Workbook (2nd Edition)
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Author: Benjamin Rosenzweig, Elena Silvestrova
List Price: $39.99
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ISBN: 0130473200
Publisher: Prentice Hall PTR (29 October, 2002)
Edition: Paperback
Sales Rank: 218,455
Average Customer Rating: 3.47 out of 5
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Customer ReviewsRating: 1 out of 5
Awful
This book is awful. Elena, the author, mostly read from the textbook. Anyone can read from the textbook. Why buy this book if the author just going to read from the text?
Rating: 1 out of 5
Poorly structured
If you like a structured lesson, then you will find this confusing. Usually you expect a lesson then examples and labs. In this book the lessons are mixed in the labs. Lessons often use something that isn't covered until a later chapter, but they don't mention this. This book looks to be rushed too early to publishing. If you are OK with a scattered instruction method, then this is the book for you. Unfortunately there aren't many alternatives to this book.
Rating: 5 out of 5
BEST Intro to Intermediate PL/SQL Book on the Market
With over twenty years in large scale IT development using Java/C++/C/Assembly languages on Unix/Windows 2000/NT platforms, but a neophyte with PL/SQL, I needed a PL/SQL package that would assume no background knowledge in PL/SQL, get me up to speed fast, and at the same time be comprehensive. In other words, I wanted everything. This package no only satisfied this need, but opened up new avenues of thought concerning approaches to database programming. The book is simply matchless (it should get 6 stars--an extra star for the terrific exercises that incorporate hidden pearls of IT wisdom), and yes I have perused others on the market. Ms. Silvestrova demonstrates that she is a consummate professional. The flow of the book, depth of the hands-on exercises, and scope of material is an inimitable combination. This so far may sound over-glowing, but a workman is worthy of her hire. I would recommend this package to any introductory or middle level PL/SQL student. If you desire to be a competent PL/SQL professional, look no further. If you desire to have a guide that provides you with a solid answer to specific types of PL/SQL problems, look no further. However, if you seek a slick product that spoon feeds you programming palaver (under the guise of teaching), fly you fool: you have many under-performing options available.
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