I have NOT read his articles. Nor have I gotten all THAT far into the book
however, the prep work I did before starting his book (reading the Oracle docs, reading some Kimball articles, searching the web) may be the reason I find him readable. Of course, it could just be that I am smarter than all of you..... :) NOT!!!!!!!!!!! --- DENNIS WILLIAMS <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Jared - Hmmm. . . if Rachel finds him very readable, does that mean: > a) she will shortly explain Inmon to the rest of us dumb DBAs. > b) she will become incomprehensible to the rest of us. > > Sorry Rachel, couldn't resist. Actually, I am hoping for option A. > > Dennis Williams > DBA > Lifetouch, Inc. > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > -----Original Message----- > Sent: Thursday, May 23, 2002 3:03 PM > To: Multiple recipients of list ORACLE-L > Outdated? > > > Dennis Williams wrote: > > Personally, I have understood everything that Kimball has > > written and have never been able to read one of Inmon's articles to > the > end. > > But maybe that is just me. > > No, it's not just you. I can't read him either. It's like taking > a walk through a briar patch without a machete. > > Check Amazon, a lot of people feel the same way. > > Jared > > -- > Please see the official ORACLE-L FAQ: http://www.orafaq.com > -- > Author: > INET: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Fat City Network Services -- (858) 538-5051 FAX: (858) 538-5051 > San Diego, California -- Public Internet access / Mailing > Lists > -------------------------------------------------------------------- > To REMOVE yourself from this mailing list, send an E-Mail message > to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (note EXACT spelling of 'ListGuru') and in > the message BODY, include a line containing: UNSUB ORACLE-L > (or the name of mailing list you want to be removed from). You may > also send the HELP command for other information (like subscribing). > -- > Please see the official ORACLE-L FAQ: http://www.orafaq.com > -- > Author: DENNIS WILLIAMS > INET: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Fat City Network Services -- (858) 538-5051 FAX: (858) 538-5051 > San Diego, California -- Public Internet access / Mailing > Lists > -------------------------------------------------------------------- > To REMOVE yourself from this mailing list, send an E-Mail message > to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (note EXACT spelling of 'ListGuru') and in > the message BODY, include a line containing: UNSUB ORACLE-L > (or the name of mailing list you want to be removed from). You may > also send the HELP command for other information (like subscribing). __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? LAUNCH - Your Yahoo! Music Experience http://launch.yahoo.com -- Please see the official ORACLE-L FAQ: http://www.orafaq.com -- Author: Rachel Carmichael INET: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Fat City Network Services -- (858) 538-5051 FAX: (858) 538-5051 San Diego, California -- Public Internet access / Mailing Lists -------------------------------------------------------------------- To REMOVE yourself from this mailing list, send an E-Mail message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (note EXACT spelling of 'ListGuru') and in the message BODY, include a line containing: UNSUB ORACLE-L (or the name of mailing list you want to be removed from). You may also send the HELP command for other information (like subscribing).
