Sebastopol, CA-- Learning how to write code in Oracle PL/SQL can be a challenge; learning how to write code well is another battle altogether, and this is the battle that author Steven Feuerstein has taken on. According to Feuerstein, the Oracle PL/SQL community is rather mature; learning how to code is not the issue. "While there are new programmers coming to PL/SQL all the time, many others have a solid grasp of the features and syntax," he observes. "They are now ready and hungry for ideas on how to improve the quality, performance and maintainability of their code."
Feuerstein, who is widely recognized as one of the leading experts on the Oracle PL/SQL programming language, sets forth a fresh set of recommendations for best practices in his newly updated book for the Oracle programming community. His goal with the second edition of Oracle PL/SQL Best Practices (O'Reilly, US $29.99) is to help readers see their code with "new eyes" so they'll be able to more easily identify opportunities for improvement, be more aware of pitfalls, and come away with a clearer sense of how to proceed to improve code quality.
Oracle PL/SQL Best Practices, Second Edition
One of three new releases for the Oracle community, Feuerstein's book has
been thoroughly updated for Oracle 11g and revamped to ensure that
programmers are well versed in today's PL/SQL best practices and, perhaps
more important, as Feuerstein says, that "they don't lose sight of the
sheer joy of programming."
By Steven Feuerstein
ISBN: 0-596-51410-7, 292 pages, $29.99 USD
http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/9780596514105/
Oracle PL/SQL Language Pocket Reference, Fourth Edition
This popular pocket reference serves as a handy guide to Oracle's PL/SQL
language, including the newest Oracle Database 11g features. It's a
companion to Steven Feuerstein and Bill Pribyl's bestselling Oracle
PL/SQL Programming. This compact book boils down the most vital PL/SQL
information into an accessible summary of fundamental language elements,
statements for program control, calling PL/SQL functions in SQL, and much
more.
By Steven Feuerstein, Bill Pribyl, Chip Dawes
ISBN: 0-596-51404-2, 178 pages, $14.99 USD
http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/9780596514044/
"Oracle Essentials: Oracle Database 11g," Fourth Edition
For those who have eagerly anticipated the release of Oracle 11g or
awaited it with dread, authors Rick Greenwald, Robert Stackowiak, and
Jonathan Stern have drilled down to the essential information about this
important new version and presented it in the latest edition of their
bestselling Oracle Essentials (O'Reilly, US $39.99). The book provides
an enormous amount of information in a compact, easy-to-read volume filled
with focused text, illustrations, and helpful hints. In addition to
covering the key points of installing, using, and getting the most from an
Oracle database, the book dives into the latest Oracle Database 11g
features: query result set caching, Automatic Memory Management, Real
Application Testing, Advanced Compression, Total Recall, Active Data Guard
Option Options, as well as changes to earlier features. It's the one
reference Oracle users will turn to again and again.
By Rick Greenwald, Robert Stackowiak, and Jonathan Stern
ISBN: 0-596-51454-9, 352 pages, $39.99 USD
http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/9780596514549/
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