tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15861274.post7269800696104288291..comments2023-09-18T11:14:24.509+01:00Comments on Oracle WTF: Quote For The DayWilliam Robertsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06976436975493102341noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15861274.post-89797401495564913732007-04-25T14:46:00.000+01:002007-04-25T14:46:00.000+01:00I think y'all missed the point. If you have bad o...I think y'all missed the point. If you have bad or even worse, no tools, then PL/SQL dev work is tedious. If you have SQL Navigator on the other hand, its as "insert metaphor here"Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15861274.post-4352490642461566772007-04-05T18:13:00.000+01:002007-04-05T18:13:00.000+01:00"streamlines workflow by adding a drag-and-drop, g..."streamlines workflow by adding a drag-and-drop, graphical user interface"<BR/><BR/>Ah, yes. Just what everyone needs: a D&D GUI. Could there be anything more efficient than endlessly mousing back and forth across the screen?<BR/><BR/>Anything like a keyboard? An SQL prompt? A knowledge of the data dictionary?<BR/><BR/>I don't know what other folks do. Personally, I prefer to let the database write most of my code for me. All the metadata is there, so let the RDBMS write the code.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15861274.post-2725578454298333952007-03-26T03:36:00.000+01:002007-03-26T03:36:00.000+01:00I guess the Java people were right all along... It...I guess the Java people were right all along... It just takes someone like Quest to throw a good sobering slap: PL/SQL is tedious and should be avoided if possible.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15861274.post-50570402331330630542007-03-23T19:16:00.000+00:002007-03-23T19:16:00.000+00:00Perhaps these "Oracle developers" who don't want t...Perhaps these "Oracle developers" who don't want to waste their valuable time on Oracle development are like <A HREF="http://forums.oracle.com/forums/thread.jspa?messageID=1715468" REL="nofollow">this guy</A>:<BR/><BR/><I>"The thing is , we are on the ETL side over here and dont a good idea of databases,etc."</I>William Robertsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06976436975493102341noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15861274.post-45026755154276273722007-03-23T17:35:00.000+00:002007-03-23T17:35:00.000+00:00Yes, time which could otherwise be put toward:- tr...Yes, time which could otherwise be put toward:<BR/><BR/>- trying to figure out why their Forms frames aren't nested the way they ought to be<BR/><BR/>- trying to figure out why their Reports frames aren't nested the way they ought to be<BR/><BR/>- clicking on things in ApEx<BR/><BR/>- learning Java/JDev/ADF -- and then clicking on things in ADFScott Swankhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01742896204029056345noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15861274.post-89284331831433841652007-03-23T12:19:00.000+00:002007-03-23T12:19:00.000+00:00PL/SQL tedious... yeah, they're right. Just do it ...PL/SQL tedious... yeah, they're right. Just do it in Java in the database. Everybody knows java nowadays. You can even use TOAD for all your Java development ;-)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15861274.post-46014028171571585692007-03-23T09:39:00.000+00:002007-03-23T09:39:00.000+00:00> and we can get on with looking at how inefficien...<I>> and we can get on with looking at how inefficiently that database is running.</I><BR/><BR/>The DBAs will be doing that. We'll be down the pub.William Robertsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06976436975493102341noreply@blogger.com