Synopsis
SQL, PL/SQL- The Programming Language of Oracle, an outstanding academic text book is an excellent learning guide for all things related to Oracle application programming or DBA. The book is packed with practical exercises that will give you a strong base in programming. As one of the world's highest selling relational database management systems, Oracle's Workgroup is vital for most programmers today. It not only gives you the elementary details of SQL and PL/SQL, but it is a useful resource for the most seasoned programmer too. Once you complete the basics, the book gives you a detailed look at the languages used in Oracle. The first part gives you a step-by-step guide on installing and implementing Oracle 9.1 on Windows. The book gets into establishing a business model and Structured Query Language (SQL). Finally, it tells you about database and security objects. The section on SQL is extensive, covering the finer details of the language. There are a lot of applicable knowledge on how to program using the intrinsic language of Oracle and not just theoretical information towards the end of the book. There is a CD-ROM where you can find the codes and the answers to the exercises given in the book.
About the Author
Ivan Bayross is an Indian author who has written over 69 technical books. His books are being used as textbooks in many educational institutes in India. He has been coding for more than 30 years now and writing or fixing broken code is one of his most fervent passions. He, along with his wife, run their own commercial application development house in Bombay. Some of his other works are Using Linux, Apache, MySQL, PHP and Perl on Linux, Advanced Visual Basic, Practical Web Services For Beginners, Html 5 And CSS 3 Made Simple, Programming in Visual Basic 6, Practical Java Project For Beginners and Database Concepts And Systems For Students.
