Learn SQL

Get dangerous with relational databases: query, filter, join, and aggregate data without hiding behind an ORM.

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Learn all the basics of Structured Query Language in this comprehensive SQL course. You'll build out real database tables and practice querying them in flexible ways right in the browser. Not only will you understand how to use SQL, but you'll also learn in what situations you should use it. We will cover architectural design patterns and how to use SQL in a production environment.

Chapter List

Introduction

Learn about the basics of SQL and how it came to be

Tables

Create new tables and learn how to structure data efficiently

Constraints

Learn how to keep data accurate and up to date

CRUD

Create, read, update and delete information from a SQL database

Basic Queries

Practice additional clauses and features that SQL offers for more flexible querying

Structuring

Learn how to order and limit the data returned in large query sets

Aggregations

Learn how to run powerful calculations on entire datasets

Subqueries

Practice the advanced technique of nesting queries inside one another

Normalization

Learn how to normalize a database in order to keep it's data consistent and accurate

Joins

Practice joining multiple tables together in order to power real world usecases

Performance

Learn how to keep databases running fast and efficient in production

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Feel like it could have more SQL exercises/puzzles

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Yohan Yan

United States

Really nice introduction to SQL. Essential!

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Ziro

Nairobi, Kenya

I used this course to refresh my SQL knowledge and it seems to cover most if not all my previous knowledge and added to it. Very easy to get into.

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Louis Van Steelant

Bruges, Belgium

very good platfrom to learn the basics with tasks to complete .

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nithya raichur

India

Great. Straightforward and easy to understand.

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Samuel Robinson

Australia

Really good course, I really enjoyed it!

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Francois Schoeman

South Africa

Super useful and complete course of SQL. I'm curious how would it work with Python.

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notjjusann

Belgium

Muito bom

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Lucas Alves

Brazil

Boot.Dev managed to make even SQL an interesting thing to learn.

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Learn SQL

Get dangerous with relational databases: query, filter, join, and aggregate data without hiding behind an ORM.

Boot.dev Team

What will you learn?

Chapter List

Join 48,175 students in the Learn SQL course

Read reviews of their learning experiences

Feel like it could have more SQL exercises/puzzles

Really nice introduction to SQL. Essential!

I used this course to refresh my SQL knowledge and it seems to cover most if not all my previous knowledge and added to it. Very easy to get into.

very good platfrom to learn the basics with tasks to complete .

Great. Straightforward and easy to understand.

Really good course, I really enjoyed it!

Super useful and complete course of SQL. I'm curious how would it work with Python.

Muito bom

Boot.Dev managed to make even SQL an interesting thing to learn.

Mediocrity doesn't cut it anymore

The only way to become a great developer is to write a lot of code

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