For the last two months I’ve been using Linux and Java exclusively. For the times I still need to do .NET development, my laptop is setup to dual-boot into Windows 7. But since I’m learning a lot, I really want to try and catalog my experience of transitioning »
This is a post I’ve been meaning to write for a while. I had quite a bit of trouble getting the Oracle client working properly since I started with my current client. I’ve never used Oracle before and so it’s been pretty frustrating since I’ve wanted »
In my last post I mentioned I would be addressing tables next, but as I read through the documentation I realized something. Because Oracle doesn’t have the same concept of databases as SQL Server I need to use schemas to segregate my data. In order to »
In Episode 1 I addressed database instances but I’d like to correct a technicality. I compared SQL Server instances with Oracle Database instances. While this is pretty much correct, I’d like to add that technically this isn’t correct. At least not according »
I have been using SQL Server for about 8 years now. When compared to my peers (read: coworkers) I would classify myself as a SQL Server guru. When compared to many I meet on sites like SQLServerCentral.com where there seem to be those I would classify »