tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2954359812249072053.post2290146215055084790..comments2023-12-15T23:33:59.034-06:00Comments on Cary Millsap: “How did you learn so much stuff about Oracle?”Cary Millsaphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16697498718050285274noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2954359812249072053.post-54440754061347540082014-04-01T04:04:25.160-05:002014-04-01T04:04:25.160-05:00This is spot on. I was very fortunate to get my fi...This is spot on. I was very fortunate to get my first IT job providing support for about 100 users off the back of a hobby and looking after my parents' business infrastructure (read: a few computers, wireless router, couple of printers). So the step up to Active Directory, SQL, Exchange and a whole plethora of new technology was a brave new world for me. But I'm always willing to help and get stuck in, so if I don't know something I will go away and figure out a way to make it work.<br /><br />I'm one of those people that gets a buzz from problem solving and making people's day a bit easier. So I learn enough to do that, and then find out a little more that I find interesting and no doubt will come in useful another time. No such thing as bad knowledge!Long Jonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12079543010655113313noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2954359812249072053.post-26619947999643819482014-03-02T18:15:36.911-06:002014-03-02T18:15:36.911-06:00Excellent post.
I've long recommended people ...Excellent post.<br /><br />I've long recommended people learn the relational fundamentals in formal courses, since it helped me so much in the early '80s. I already had worked with other engines when I first ran into Oracle V3 in a comparison evaluation - totally impressed the project manager with how fast I tore into it. And that gave me actual work experience which was useful for later vetting when I started working with it more.<br /><br />Interleaving learning with doing is the other trick.<br /><br />In many cases the problem with solving business problems is how much more amenable they are to being co-opted by assholes. All those problems you were solving in 1990 had a salesperson selling it (and I use those terms pejoratively) before you got stuck with making it work.Joel Garryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13325061229393838224noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2954359812249072053.post-533049471797844222014-03-02T09:32:47.706-06:002014-03-02T09:32:47.706-06:00Cary...
I started with Oracle v5 back in 1988. My...Cary...<br />I started with Oracle v5 back in 1988. My observation over the years is that you have a very unique, or is that distinct :), combination of technical skills and communication skills. The best combo of those 2 in the Oracle community. As it pertains to technical skills,<br />I mean "rubber meets the road, real world, hands on" technical skills. Thanks.<br />tombertoldihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06081734962062127143noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2954359812249072053.post-37100331798552871102014-03-01T16:40:17.496-06:002014-03-01T16:40:17.496-06:00three years ago I got 10 years old project to &quo...three years ago I got 10 years old project to "optimize" (actually to make it work). Book that helped me a lot was yours "Optimize Oracle Performance" ... Seriously, without it, I couldn't make it. Thanks for that.milosbabichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06929473422027962393noreply@blogger.com