The structure we chose for this thing was that we wanted a marginally technical decision-maker to be able to read Parts I and III without giving up. Therefore, any time there was an opportunity for a technical tangent, the rule was "explain it (later) in the reference section."
I figured Part II was too much to cache in one's head anyway, so I didn't worry so much about making this part "flow." I expected that Parts I and III would be full-scanned by a wide audience, and that Part II would be index range-scanned by a narrower audience. :) Cary Millsap Hotsos Enterprises, Ltd. http://www.hotsos.com Upcoming events: - Performance Diagnosis 101: 10/28 Phoenix, 11/19 Sydney - SQL Optimization 101: 12/8-12 Dallas - Hotsos Symposium 2004: March 7-10 Dallas - Visit www.hotsos.com for schedule details... -----Original Message----- Rachel Carmichael Sent: Wednesday, October 29, 2003 1:19 PM To: Multiple recipients of list ORACLE-L urgently As an author, let me just add that it pains US to have to say "which I'll show you in ......". Books are laid out in some sort of order although readers don't always read from chapter 1 straight through to the end. If we were to go off on every tangent so as not to say "see such and thus later", a reader who was "sampling" by looking things up in the index or table of contents, would be totally lost. Plus the thread of the lesson would get hopelessly tangled. It's a fine line between explaining everything right now and saying "later". --- "Jesse, Rich" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > 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). __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Exclusive Video Premiere - Britney Spears http://launch.yahoo.com/promos/britneyspears/ -- Please see the official ORACLE-L FAQ: http://www.orafaq.net -- Author: Rachel Carmichael 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). -- Please see the official ORACLE-L FAQ: http://www.orafaq.net -- Author: Cary Millsap 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).
