Learning SQL

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1. 0x54MUR41Oct 2020
   Recently, somebody shared resources to start learning deep learning [0]. It includes learning SQL. These are some recommendations:

   1. Book "Head First SQL: Your Brain on SQL - A Learner's Guide" by Lynn Beighley

   2. Book "Learning SQL: Generate, Manipulate, and Retrieve Data" by Alan Beaulieu

   3. "Learn SQL" course from Codecademy.

   You can see the full recommendation here [1].

   [0]: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=24817630

   [1]: https://awesomedataengineering.com/

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2. mercerAug 2018
   I'll vouch for this plug! I've spent quite a bit of time learning SQL (and Postgres specific stuff), and this was one of my favorite resources.

   I can also recommend Learning SQL by Alan Beaulieu, which was recommended in some HN comment. After looking into various books, some of them Postgres specific, I found this one to be the best for learning from scratch.

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3. AlisdairOAug 2014
   Wonderful list! The C-Store papers are particularly fine reading.

   For people who looked at this wanting to get going with using database systems (as opposed to creating them), I'd recommend:

       Learning SQL by Alan Beaulieu
       SQL Performance Explained by Markus Winand
       SQL Cookbook by Anthony Molinaro
   

   The three of these will take you up to a pretty useful level of SQL knowledge/understanding. The first two are fairly easy reading to boot.
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4. skydhashMay 2024
   > I could see it being used in a tool for new devs or those who've focused on a JS stack and need some help with SQL

   Or they could buy a book like Learning SQL. Or spend a weekend on Youtube.

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