> Chapter 8: PL/SQL
>   Section: Why do I need to know PL/SQL? (page 231)
>
>   "If you want to become fluent with the Oracle Product Set,
>    PL/SQL must become part of your skill set.  IF you have
>    any programming experience with Ada, PL/SQL will seem very
>    familiar..."

Does it later on say,

    "Like Ada, PL/SQL is verbose, pedantic, and a real pain to use.  But,
     like Ada, you have no choice if you're doing data systems."

or is it more like,

    "Like Ada, PL/SQL makes it much harder to make some of the stupid
     errors that cause so many software disasters these days.  It has
     features like _____ to prevent _____, like etc. etc."

:-) :-)

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Wes Groleau
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