About the Author

I am TOM KYTE. I have been working for Oracle since version 7.0.9 (that's 1993 for people who don't mark time by Oracle versions). However, I've been working with Oracle since about version 5.1.5c (the $99 single-user version for DOS on 360KB floppy disks). Before coming to work at Oracle, I worked for more than six years as a systems integrator, building large-scale, heterogeneous databases and applications, mostly for military and government customers. These days, I spend a great deal of my time working with the Oracle database and, more specifically, helping people who are using the Oracle database. I work directly with customers, either in specifying and building their systems or, more frequently, in helping them rebuild ...

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