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Vento
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 Posted - 2012-04-21 : 19:05:41
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| I have started to learn C# as my first programming language and will start studying SQL as well later this year. I remember faintly a few things about SQL and relational DBs, although most of the little I used to know I have already forgotten. I was browsing some job adverts and quite a few had C# and SQL as requirements when work related to DBs. Is C# suitable general programming language when working with databases or should I move on quickly studying some other language specially meant for DB after learning the basics of C# ? ( I would still learn SQL as a main thing but should I replace C# with some DB specific languages at the beginning. Any ideas? |
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visakh16
Very Important crosS Applying yaK Herder
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Posted - 2012-04-21 : 19:11:35
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| c# is an application language,not db specific query language. DB specific language is sql (structured query language) which has different implementations in different rdbms like t-sql for sql server,pl sql for Oracle etc------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------SQL Server MVPhttp://visakhm.blogspot.com/ |
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robvolk
Most Valuable Yak
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Posted - 2012-04-21 : 19:13:00
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| C# is an excellent choice and learning SQL is also a good thing. Keep in mind that they both accomplish different things and therefore have different programming paradigms, i.e. one will not readily translate to the other. |
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Vento
Starting Member
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Posted - 2012-04-21 : 19:23:20
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| Like Visakh mentioned I could learn "t-sql for sql server,pl sql for Oracle" and C# is an application language. Just want to know why on job application C# is mentiones , not Java+SQL, C++ +SQL, Python+ SQL as C# is couples with SQL. Is this just a coincidence that SQL a/nd C~ is mentiones so often, If not what benefits C# could offer compared to other more general languages |
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jackv
Master Smack Fu Yak Hacker
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Posted - 2012-04-22 : 09:48:20
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| If you want to progress as Production DBA - some other options are Powershell and ShellJack Vamvas--------------------http://www.sqlserver-dba.com |
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which general and which DB specific languages