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In this book, Steven Feuerstein, widely recognized as one of the world`s experts on the Oracle PL/SQL language, distills his many years of programming, writing, and teaching about PL/SQL into a set of PL/SQL language "best practices"rules for writing code that is readable, maintainable, and efficient. Too often, developers focus on simply writing programs that run without errorsand ignore the impact of poorly written code upon both system performance and their ability (and their colleagues` ability) to maintain that code over time.Oracle PL/SQL Best Practices is a concise, easytouse reference to Feuerstein`s recommendations for excellent PL/SQL coding. It answers the kinds of questions PL/SQL developers most frequently ask about their code:How should I format my code? What naming conventions, if any, should I use? How can I write my packages so they can be more easily maintained? What is the most efficient way to query information from the database? How can I get all the developers on my team to handle errors the same way? The book contains 120 best practices, divided by topic area. It`s full of advice on the program development process, coding style, writing SQL in PL/SQL, data structures, control structures, exception handling, program and package construction, and builtin packages. It also contains a handy, pullout quick reference card. As a helpful supplement to the text, code examples demonstrating each of the best practices are available on the O`Reilly web site.Oracle PL/SQL Best Practices is intended as a companion to O`Reilly`s larger Oracle PL/SQL books. It`s a compact, readable reference that you`ll turn to again and againa book that no serious developer can afford to be without.ABOUT THE AUTHORSteven Feuerstein is considered one of the worlds leading experts on the Oracle PL/SQL language. He is the author or coauthor of Oracle PL/SQL Programming, Oracle PL/SQL Best Practices, Oracle PL/SQL Programming: Guide to Oracle8i Features, Oracle PL/SQL Developers Workbook, Oracle Builtin Packages, Advanced Oracle PL/SQL Programming with Packages, and several pocket reference books (all from OReilly & Associates). Steven is a Senior Technology Advisor with Quest Software, has been developing software since 1980, and worked for Oracle Corporation from 1987 to 1992.
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