The consequence of large numbers of Oracle professionals taking advice without understanding it has been a great profusion of theories and ideas with no basis in either fact or experience. These theories have a way of spreading like wildfire, in the form of “common wisdom” and “best practices.” Unsound ideas abound only because not enough people challenge them.
This document available on Blue Gecko’s whitepaper page is a collection of short articles, come accompanied by proofs, that attempt to point out, then debunk, a number of common misconceptions and misunderstandings, as well as just plain bad advice, that few people have stepped forward to challenge.