Customer Review: The book is aimed at novice PL/SQL learners. The book discuss even the simple SQL statement deeply and in a user friendly manner. Advanced users can brush up their knowledge and identify gaps in their knowledge. The book uses the HR and OE sample schema in Oracle DB. Only the HR schema... more info
Customer Review: This is The Ultimate PL/SQL reference. Although the book isn't written as a reference, it serves as a more useful reference than the Oracle documentation. This book will show you 99% of PL/SQL functionality, and 110% of what you need to know. Steven Feuerstein always manages to write at a level... more info
Customer Review: I "subscribe" to this author and publisher for texts on this topic. I like the writing style and layout of the book. There enough explanation to be thorough, and enough practical examples to be useful outside of pure theoretical discussion. Plus, there are plenty of references in the appendix, so... more info
Customer Review: This book is great! It's a fabulous book to use as a resource within projects. It's a tool specifically designed to teach the user the best in database management systems. Would highly recommend this book for anyone's use!
Customer Review: Got stuck on one of my Oracle 9i assignments and it took just one look in this book and I was all set and ready to take on this other assignments. It is really a reliable reference book. One you should always have at your fingertips if you use the Oracle database system or if you are learning about... more info
Customer Review: Easily one of the best programming books I've ever bought, in my life. I can't tell you how many strange programming assignments I have been able to pull off because of this book. From cursors to clobs and whatnot. Everyone in the office thinks I'm a wizard because of this book. It is also a very... more info
Customer Review: The 'Oracle PL/SQL Language Pocket Reference' is a good pocket reference for Oracle 11g but I feel that this subject matter is tough to condense in size. I feel that this isn't a niche book that really accomplishes much. I'll still give it 4 stars because it's handy but I think you would be more apt... more info
Customer Review: I typically like these little pocket reference books from O'Reilly and this one is no exception. However, this is more than just a reference, it's a nice primer on Oracle SQL tuning. It's a pretty safe bet that you'll get your $10 worth out of this book pretty quickly.
