On Wed, 2009-11-18 at 18:35 -0700, Sasha Pachev wrote: > I'd say hire a sharp guy that knows how databases work regardless of > his specific experience and do not worry if that knowledge came from > Oracle, MySQL, Postgres, or any other product.
*snip* > I believe in the long run the performance of a programmer/DBA is a > function of his general aptitude in the area of computing rather than > initial familiarity with a specific product. Well, maybe worry about Oracle experience. The person has to be willing to learn something new, and Oracle is a safe choice, not a passionate choice. -- "XML is like violence: if it doesn't solve your problem, you aren't using enough of it." - Chris Maden /* PLUG: http://plug.org, #utah on irc.freenode.net Unsubscribe: http://plug.org/mailman/options/plug Don't fear the penguin. */
