"PL/SQL development can be a tedious and time-consuming job – often monopolizing the valuable time and efforts of Oracle developers." - SQL Navigator page, Quest Software
Spare a thought today for PL/SQL developers, having their precious time tediously monopolised by, umm, PL/SQL development.
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> and we can get on with looking at how inefficiently that database is running.
The DBAs will be doing that. We'll be down the pub.
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 ;-)
Yes, time which could otherwise be put toward:
- trying to figure out why their Forms frames aren't nested the way they ought to be
- trying to figure out why their Reports frames aren't nested the way they ought to be
- clicking on things in ApEx
- learning Java/JDev/ADF -- and then clicking on things in ADF
Perhaps these "Oracle developers" who don't want to waste their valuable time on Oracle development are like this guy:
"The thing is , we are on the ETL side over here and dont a good idea of databases,etc."
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.
"streamlines workflow by adding a drag-and-drop, graphical user interface"
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?
Anything like a keyboard? An SQL prompt? A knowledge of the data dictionary?
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.
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"
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