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Summary: Where's the Beef?
Review: I am an OCP and wanted this book to improve upon my PL/SQL skills. I'd say 2/3 of this book is basic SQL for beginners. I already know most of that part so I was kind of disappointed. I guess when I saw the title of the book "Oracle PL/SQL 101" I thought it was for people who wanted to learn the basics of procedures and packages. The last third of the book is devoted to PL/SQL and is a good overview and a good first step, but it is too condensed and only touches on the basics. If you are a beginner studying for your PL/SQL OCP test (which didn't include a lot of PL/SQL at least when I took it) this book may be worth a read. If you are looking to actually do something useful with PL/SQL another book may be for you.
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Summary: Useful tricks even for experienced SQL user
Review: Since I've been working on Oracle for a couple of years, I was not really expecting too much from this book when I got it from the public library. However, when I read it last night, it refreshed a lot of concepts for me and taught me some *very* useful tricks I never knew before. I agree that this book is very useful for beginners since it explains everything crystal clear. e.g. the way it explained To_Date and To_Char function is a lot better than all the oracle books I've read, including Oracle 8i: The complete reference, which is one of the all time Oracle best sellers. If you like to go one step further on PL/SQL after read this book, I would suggest Advanced Oracle PL/SQL programming by Scott Urman. Although it has 'Advanced' in its title, that book is actually quite beginner friendly. And Scott has long been one of my most favorite writers. You won't waste your money on that one...
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Summary: Excellent intro to SQL and PL/SQL
Review: This book covers it all - the SQL you need to be able to write PL/SQL, and then actual PL/SQL procedures, functions, triggers, and packages. Look at the Table of Contents - covers everything you need. And easy to read too.
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Summary: If looking for PL/SQL do not buy, if looking for SQL maybe.
Review: This book is incorrectly titled. It should read Oracle 101 SQL not PL/SQL. Simply put there are only 2 skimpy chapters on PL/SQL. If looking for PL/SQL purchase a different text and save yourself the aggravation and lost cost issues.
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Summary: Great introduction to SQL and PL/SQL
Review: Wow, this book is so easy. I didn't know I could learn SQL and PL/SQL so fast. If you are already an experienced developer in PL/SQL, get another book - this says "101" right in the title! It's for people just learning SQL and PL/SQL! And it's a perfect choice for doing that. A great purchase and a bargain too.
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Summary: Good Oracle SQL very less PL/SQL
Review: This is a good reference for Oracle SQL. Although PL/SQL portion is very less with few examples. As an experienced Oracle developer, I won't recommend it anyone looking for PL/SQL reference. Go for Scott Urman or Steve Feuerstein rather.
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Summary: I give this book 10 Star !
Review: I am over 10 Years with Client/Server. This book is a masterpiece. Every page caused to read the next page on and on. Limited and to the point word used by the Author. Full of contents, and examples. Starts from the scratch level to the step by step to make you an expert in PL/SQL ! This is the best book I ever read in my 10 years. It deserves more than 5 stars. So, a perfect 10 star is the right rate for this book. Read this book...
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Summary: Good Beginner Book
Review: I just started to use oracle, and after I read the other reviews I got this book and I am not dissapointed. This book is very well written and informative. I would recommend this book for beginners to Oracle and sql and pl/sql.
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Summary: Best title available for learning SQL and PL/SQL
Review: I've read the rest - this is the best.
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Summary: Best book for learning SQL
Review: This book really lays it all out clearly. I knew nothing about SQL or PL/SQL when I started, and now I am writing scripts, triggers, procedures, and building tables. This book makes it easy to learn.
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