Binding: Paperback
Format: Bargain Price
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 987
Publication Date: January 15, 1997
Sales Rank: 83265
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Rating:  - Impossibly long yet incomplete
This book so incredibly long that it is impossible to use to actually learn PL/SQL. Each of its numerous long chapters is so focused on a small, isolated sub-topic of PL/SQL that it spends over 500 pages just to cover the basics of PL/SQL. At that point, 500 pages into the book it says, "by now you have mastered the basics of PL/SQL" and begins a series of long chapters on small, isolated advanced sub-topics.
Worst of all, the book does not cover or even mention the essential, ... Read More
Rating:  - MASSIVELY informative... yet surprisingly easy to read for beginners & intermediates
I've worked with Oracle and PL/SQL on and off for ages. I never really took a dive into the details of anything until recently. I knew the basics of PL/SQL blocks, writing procedures/functions and some of the "advanced" column/data types and interactions with them(XML with XPath, for example).
Being a professional software engineer for some time now and working with Oracle regularly has lead me down a path of basic knowledge. This book took that knowledge and pushed the boundaries ... Read More
Rating: - The PL/SQL Standard
As with the three previous editions, all of which I own, this book sets the standard for PL/SQL texts. Crammed with information, it provides a thorough and insightful reference and always has a place on my desk.
Rating: - If you program in PL/SQL, then you need this book.
It is clear, concise, and as far as I can tell, correct. The writing is friendly, and the examples useful. I learned far more about PL/SQL from this book than from the Oracle documentation. I recently heard the author speak at a conference, and his good personality is reflected in the book.
Rating: - The most famous PL/SQL author
No doubt you must own this book if you start learning PL/SQL or if you want to improve your coding. Steven reveals many traps that may be in your code. It explains how to take advantage of multiple techniques like BULK COLLECT.
It may serve as a reference book too
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