Directly Executing a Query is Slower than Returning a REFCURSOR from a PL/SQL Procedure – What is Wrong with this Quote?

February 20, 2012 My copy of the ”Oracle Database 11gR2 Performance Tuning Cookbook” arrived from Amazon, and I will say that I like the seven steps for solving performance problems that is found on page 12, although the diagram of the process on page 14 may lead to a condition known as Compulsive Tuning Disorder. I am [...]