Learning Oracle PL/SQL

Acknowledgments

No book on PL/SQL could come into existence without a team of people pulling together. We are indebted to all who have helped turn this idea into a reality.

From Bill

Thanks to Steven for letting me take the lead on this one. You should know that some of the best prose in the book sprang forth from his prolific pen. It's hard to say how many times he read all the words that I wrote for this book, but based on the volume of comments he supplied on (and the resulting improvements in) the text, his reputation as "one of the world's leading experts on PL/SQL" remains unchallenged.

Dave Hay, data modeler par excellence, helped me understand library data based on a model from a class that he teaches, while Melinda Flannery of Rice University's Fondren Library gave me some additional guidance in the real world. Although the data model and application in the book don't even come close to the depth and complexity required in a real library, Dave and Melinda at least gave me an idea of how much I need to apologize for this fact.

Technical reviewer Corrie Nettles was thankfully brazen in contributing insights from her perspective as a complete newcomer to PL/SQL. She reminded me about issues faced when learning the language that I could not have remembered any other way.

Two (unrelated) PL/SQL instructors provided some great feedback on the book: Miriam Moran and Ron Martini. Contributing insights gleaned from their many hours teaching the language, their knowledge of ...