Practical SQL, 2nd Edition
by Anthony DeBarros · first published 2021
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…you just want to learn practical SQL then I have historically found the Celko books (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joe_Celko) as well as, more recently, the No Starch Press books (https://nostarch.com/practical-sql-2nd-edition) very well written. Everyone learns differently however. I have a colleague who really enjoyed the O’Reilly books specific to SQL from a data analytics perspective. (Apologies, no link for that) You…
on “The CSV Virtual Table” ↗…SQL, I love Digital Ocean for their docs. I bought the book Practical SQL as well (I LOVE No Starch Press books): https://digitalocean.com/community/tutorial_series/how-to-us... https://nostarch.com/practical-sql-2nd-edition For Rust, I'm literally reading the std lib and all of the rust books. Good luck.
on “Ask HN: What are you going to learn in 2023” ↗I thought Practical SQL was very good at explaining both the how and the why with practical real-world examples. https://nostarch.com/practical-sql-2nd-edition
on “Ask HN: Good books/resources for learning SQL?” ↗I've been looking on brushing up on my SQL lately and have been going through these resources. - Practical SQL, No Starch Press. ($30) https://nostarch.com/practicalSQL - Use The Index Luke ($15) https://use-the-index-luke.com/ - Database Systems Concepts & Design by Georgia Tech on Udacity (free) https://www.udacity.com/course/database-systems-concepts-des...…
on “SQLBolt – Interactive lessons and exercises to learn SQL” ↗I like Practical SQL from No Starch Press: https://nostarch.com/practicalSQL I didn't learn from the book myself, but I read it to evaluate it as a teaching tool for juniors and wound up recommending it.
on “Ask HN: Best book to learn about SQL and databases?” ↗…:( https://www.amazon.com/PostgreSQL-Development-Essentials-Man... That's really unfortunate, as there are a tonne of PostgreSQL books around, many of which are very good. eg: https://www.amazon.com/Practical-SQL-Beginners-Guide-Storyte... https://www.amazon.com/PostgreSQL-Running-Practical-Advanced... Conversely, the MySQL book right above it in the list seems to be one of the highest rated ones on Amazon:…
on “GitHub Arctic Code Vault: Tech Tree” ↗…thinking: Why not write a whole book about a tech topic I enjoy? So, I started doing that. It took about seven years, but the positive feedback from my blogging gave me inspiration. https://nostarch.com/practical-sql-2nd-edition
on “Ask HN: What has your personal website/blog done for you?” ↗