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If I Were to Learn SQL From Scratch (How Would I Start?)

A Beginner's Blueprint for Navigating SQL

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Tim Webster
Feb 02, 2024
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How did you learn SQL? 

I love asking this question to people because the answer is never the same. People are different, so therefore, we all learn differently. I like seeing how people approach self-education. Some stay consistent, others need encouragement to keep going, some need to be spoon-fed and have their hands held.

I wrote about how I learned SQL here awhile back, but I feel like SQL is one of those languages that you just keep learning. There is no end. It sounds depressing, but you will never learn it all.

I’m still learning. 

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