Lots of people think that Oracle is very complex, is suited just for large enterprises and is very expensive.
It is not true at all.
Since 10g, Oracle offers lots of absolutely free software:
- Database 10g XE (Express edition) – free version of the database with decent restrictions (4GB of data max, 1GB RAM max, 1 processor max). Available at
http://www.oracle.com/technology/software/products/database/xe/index.html - SQL Developer – free IDE for database objects. Good competitor of third-party Toad and PL/SQL Developer. Available at
http://www.oracle.com/technology/software/products/sql/index.html - APEX (Application Express) – free rapid developement tool. Development on web, deployment on web. Available for download here:
http://www.oracle.com/technology/products/database/application_express
You can try it online at http://apex.oracle.com (everyone can request a workspace). - ODP.Net & ODT.Net – tools for integration with .Net. ODP (Oracle Data Provider) provides the data types and ODT (Oracle Developer Tools) provides IDE integration into Visual Studio (2003 and 2005) with features like drag-and-drop. Available at
http://www.oracle.com/technology/software/tech/windows/odpnet/index.html
Regarding the books, lots of resources are available here:
http://tahiti.oracle.com
For new users, the recommandations are:
- 2 Day DBA
- 2 Day Developer Guide
- SQL Reference
- PL/SQL User’s Guide and Reference
For any question regarding the above technologies feel free to contact me.
Andrei
http://www.webxpert.ro
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