It was as if they had a recipe book, but were unclear on how to gather the
right ingredients and mix them together successfully. This bothered all of us, but it
particularly frustrated Jonathan.
Jonathan was the kind of person who sought to understand how things worked.
Nothing delighted Jonathan more than gaining such an understanding, then spending
hours thinking of ways to translate his understanding into something that would
be more meaningful to others. He believed that a key role for himself while at Oracle
was the transfer of such knowledge to others. He continued to perform similar roles
later at other companies at which he worked.
Writing the first edition of Oracle Essentials was a lengthy process. Jonathan wrote
several of the original chapters, and he also reviewed some of the other original work
and was quick to identify where he thought something was wrong. For Jonathan,
???wrong??? meant that the text could be misinterpreted and that further clarity was
needed to make sure the right conclusion was drawn. The first edition became much
more useful through Jonathan??™s efforts.
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