Head First SQL (A Brain Friendly Guide)

I came from a finance/Accounting background and found myself working as a Data Analyst. So, I had an urgent need to learn all about relational databases and manipulation of data using SQL. I initially attended a two day course on SQL and came back with an information overload and some nice looking PowerPoint sheets....learned nothing.I discovered this book on Amazon and I also bought a kindle version, Which is fantastic, as it suits my extremely busy days. I have it on my tablet and iPhone and I am able to read/learn every chance I get ...on the trains and even at lunch time at work.I am finding this book so easy to read and I just keep learning ... The animations are so good as it helps me remember the main point. I particularly love the "there are no dumb questions" bits, because it always nearly gets my thoughts exactly and clarifies issues the learner may be quizzed about!The bit about NULLs is so good that I have never understood why a null is not just a blank or a space...until now.its solo funny bcos the NULL says "I have got values to be". How can u ever forget what youbhave learned when it is taught to you in Jokes???.I am only on chapter 5 out of 12... but I am already writing T-SQL queries on Microsoft SQL server,even though the language of the book is MySQL ( ...yes it is that good, that I am able to adapt whet I have learned to another RDBMS...)Yes people have said it is good for beginners... But yes even as a pro... It will be a good refresher/ reference book!!! I am definitely going to keep mine!Thank you Lynn... Great job!!!👍👍👍PS:: Do u know any VBA? I could do with a headfirst book on VBA too... all the ones I have seen so far are too tetchy and boring😁😁😁

Ok, maybe the title of my comment is not exactly 100% true :) - But boy I feel like I will be just after reading this book for the past 2 weeks. I LOVE the style of Head First books and the way it makes me feel I am being taught by a cool and funny teacher that "holds my hand" learning this book and doesn't just let me get on with it and fend for myself.This book has me laughing as well as learning and it is such a breath of fresh air to study a book about programming that has some humor in it and is not boring like so many others out there.Do yourself a favor and buy this book... Now!!

Not bad, however when I was using MS SQL with this book, there was a point that commands were just not working anymore. So I wasn't able to fully complete the tasks.However if you are using MYSQL this is perfect as this is the software it has been written using.

absolutley great,At first i brought 'C# for dummies' .. and realised how un-intuitive and non-interactive that book is.. so someone reccommended this.When i first got the book i knew it was for me, Diving straight into a real life type of project (simplified) and it teaches you while your going.This book is more of a course than a book:) good fun and well presented!5 stars for sure.

I already knew some SQL (SELECT, INSERT, UPDATE, WHERE clauses and left table JOIN) but this book is still incredibly useful. I'm halfway through and I finally understand normal tables and NULL. Definitely not for advanced SQL users and not particularly well structured as a reference guide, but if you just want to *learn* then this book does a fantastic job.

I absoultely love the way this book is designed and how it structure the learning process. At first it seems a bit perculiar but there is actually a method to the madness. You will be bombarded with strange images and informal writing style, if thats the sort of thing you dislike then just make an exception for this book.You will not regret

If you're brand new to SQL, this might be for you, but it only gives you a basic and rudimentary understanding of the language and SQL concepts. It doesn't feel targeted and in depth enough but this could be beneficial for those for whom learning simple queries is adequate. If you plan on becoming a SQL developer or writing serious SQL code, do not buy this.

As someone who already had some knowledge with SQL and databases, I can't advice if this book is a good for a complete beginner, but as someone with some basic knowledge of SQL and databases I can say I am very happy with this book, it is informative and fun at the same time and a very EASY reading experience. Most IMPORTANT is it gave plenty of PRACTICE!

O livro é muito didático, fácil de ler. Todavia, é muito pesado com um tamanho das folhas com uma largura maior que padrão.

I know SQL now

The book is amazing for people who want to get into database management or data science. The visuals and the examples help a lot. I've been a fan of the head first series of books because of different exercises inside.I got a used version of this book from webuybooks here on Amazon and it's as good as new. It also arrived a week and a half before it was supposed to.

Nunca compréis este libro. Es imposible leerlo en Kindle. Voy a ver si consigo que me devuelvan el dinero.... Deberia darles vergüenza vender esto

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