I've got some exceptionally good PL/SQL developers working for me, too. They were *very* difficult to find. We have some spare capacity, too, if anyone in Oracle-L land is looking for help designing and writing PL/SQL code. Cary Millsap http://method-r.com http://carymillsap.blogspot.com On Tue, Apr 14, 2009 at 11:27 AM, Jared Still <jkstill@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > On Tue, Apr 14, 2009 at 7:12 AM, Dba DBA <oracledbaquestions@xxxxxxxxx>wrote: > >> There are some good ones, but they are hard to find. What makes it harder >> is that pl/sql developers tend to make less than DBAs. So the smart ones >> migrate to DBA work so they can get better compensation. This is not always >> the case, but quite common. >> > > I've known a few. > > Here's one: http://awads.net/wp/ > > I personally know a couple of other local folks that are quite good > with PL/SQL. I've also known some that are not so good. > > The problem here is not just developers that aren't good at PL/SQL, > it's developers that aren't good at development, regardless of language, > platform or database. > > Some folks have carved out the wrong niche for themselves. > > Jared Still > Certifiable Oracle DBA and Part Time Perl Evangelist > > >