The biggest problem I have with Cary's (and Jeff's!) book is patience. There's constant mention of "which I'll show you in Chapter 6" and so forth and it pains me to keep on reading from where I am so's I don't get too distracted and forget the important concepts I was just reading. :) I also have so many sticky tabs in the first three chapters that I can't see my bookmark anymore.
But the upside is it puts my 3-week old to sleep as I read it to her... :D Rich Rich Jesse System/Database Administrator [EMAIL PROTECTED] Quad/Tech Inc, Sussex, WI USA -----Original Message----- Sent: Wednesday, October 29, 2003 12:15 PM To: Multiple recipients of list ORACLE-L Neither Tom Kyte's nor Cary Millsap's books are too advanced for beginners. In the case of Tom's book, they may have to ponder things a bit, and actually try the code for themselves to get a good understanding. So what? That's how you learn. Regarding Cary's book, what's so hard about it? Beginner's could do much worse by reading some of the claptrap pablum that is available, but that will just make it harder for them to understand the good stuff when they see it. Also, re the comments about the math in Cary's book: What's the big deal? So what if you don't understand the math? There isn't really that much of it, and you can undestand the material even if you can't follow the proof. Jared Oracle - steroids for your brain. -- Please see the official ORACLE-L FAQ: http://www.orafaq.net -- Author: Jesse, Rich INET: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Fat City Network Services -- 858-538-5051 http://www.fatcity.com San Diego, California -- Mailing list and web hosting services --------------------------------------------------------------------- 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).
