FW: New Oracle Books from O'Reilly

[Joel Meulenberg]

The Oracle PL/SQL book may not be directly related to Perl, but it's
relevant if you're using the Perl DBD::Oracle module for example.  From
my perspective, that book is a keeper if for no other reason than the
fact that Feuerstein wrote it.

Personally, I have no feelings either way on the Oracle SAP Admin book.
 If someone ever documented the design of SAP, I'd be interested in
that (I'm always interested in seeing designs, data models, etc.), but
administration - eh, whatever.  : ) 

IMHO Feuerstein does a stellar job on his books.  PL/SQL is a rather
impotent language (based on Ada) that has had its day as the procedural
workhorse in Oracle's products.  You really can't do anything very
creative with it (e.g.- just try building data structures (trees,
graphs, etc.)).  While it attempts to bring some of the benefits of
modern languages (e.g.- PL/SQL packages with their separation of
interface from implementation) it doesn't go nearly far enough. 
However, if you need to use PL/SQL (because Oracle's done a good job of
locking you in to using it or whatever), Feuerstein's books are a must
read.

On the bright side, it sounds like this book covers the use of Java in
Oracle 8i.  Java - now there's a language that's more livable (despite
Sun's self-serving stewardship of it).

Alright, I'm done rambling.  : )

+joel

--- Brandon Gohsman <brandon at squareonedesign.com> wrote:
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: Christina Silveira [mailto:cms at oreilly.com]
> Sent: Wednesday, November 10, 1999 6:48 PM
> To: brandon at squareonedesign.com
> Subject: New Oracle Books from O'Reilly
> 
> FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE  
> CONTACT: Christina Silveira
> (707)829-0515 ext. 339
> cms at oreilly.com
> http://www.oreilly.com
> 
> November 10, 1999
> 
> Request Your Review Copy from Christina Silveira
> O'Reilly Releases Oracle PL/SQL Programming Guide to Oracle8i
> Features
> and Oracle SAP Administration
> 
> SEBASTOPOL, CA-Steven Feuerstein, author of the well-received Oracle
> PL/SQL series has done it again. He has written a book designed to
> bring developers up to speed as quickly as possible on the new PL/SQL
> features of Oracle8i.
> 
> Following the style of Feuerstein's earlier books, Oracle PL/SQL
> Programming Guide to Oracle8i Features combines easy-to-understand
> descriptions of the new Oracle8i features with a wealth of
> interesting
> and informative examples. It covers autonomous transactions, invoker
> rights, native dynamic SQL, bulk binds and collects, system-level
> database triggers, new built-in packages, fine-grained access
> control,
> calling Java methods from within PL/SQL, and much more.
> 
> PL/SQL developers will be able to take advantage of all the power of
> Java without giving up the performance and usability perks of PL/SQL.
> Oracle PL/SQL Programming Guide to Oracle8i offers enough Java
> know-how
> to build simple Java classes, load them into the Oracle8i database,
> and
> leverage those classes from within the PL/SQL code.
> 
> Another recently released Oracle title, Oracle SAP Administration,
> focuses on the intersection of the SAP business system and the Oracle
> database management system.  This book is designed for the
> experienced
> Oracle database administrator, system administrator, and developer
> who
> is using either Oracle8 or Oracle7.
> 
> Oracle SAP Administration covers the most useful administration
> tools,
> SAPDBA and SAPGUI. It provides recommendations for the most efficient
> placement of data files; monitoring databases; reorganizing tables,
> tablespaces, and indexes; backing up and recovering databases; and
> tuning Oracle/SAP databases for best performance. There are chapters
> on
> special issues for parallel processing and for very large SAP
> databases, and a summary of additional resources for the Oracle/SAP
> administrator.
> 
> For more information about Oracle PL/SQL Programming Guide to
> Oracle8i
> Features, including Table of Contents, index, author bio, online
> resources, and samples, see:
> http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/ornewfeatures/index.html
> 
> To see Chapter 4 of Oracle PL/SQL Programming Guide..., Native
> Dynamic
> SQL in Oracle8i, go to:
> http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/ornewfeatures/chapter/ch04.html
> 
> For a cover graphic in jpeg format go to:
> ftp://ftp.ora.com/pub/graphics/book_covers/hi-res/1565926757.jpg
> 
> For more information about Oracle SAP Administration, including Table
> of Contents, index, author bio, online resources, and samples, see:
> http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/sapadm/index.html
> 
> To see Chapter 1of Oracle SAP Administration go to:
> http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/sapadm/chapter/ch01.html
> 
> For cover graphic in jpeg format go to:
> ftp://ftp.ora.com/pub/graphics/book_covers/hi-res/156592696x.jpg
> 
> ###
> 
> Oracle PL/SQL Programming Guide to Oracle8i Features
> By Steven Feuerstein
> 1st Edition October 1999
> 272 pages, ISBN: 1-56592-675-7, $29.95, Includes Diskette
> 
> Oracle SAP Administration
> By Donald K. Burleson
> 1st Edition November 1999
> 214 pages, ISBN: 1-56592-696-X, $32.95 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 


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