Re:Mastery with SQL: Learn Modern SQL with Postgres
by unnouinceput on Monday June 24, 2019 @07:25AM
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It's definitely a positive comment. 100% positive for me.
As for how my employer at the time pointed me toward SQL was something like; "Here is yahoo.com, learn SybaseSQL by Monday on your own, you start a new project on Monday that requires it". It was Friday afternoon, in 1998 and Google was still in it's infancy, hence all searches were done via yahoo or altavista. And I had to learn it by myself over the week-end. Not even a £0.02 investment from my boss.
Re:Mastery with SQL: Learn Modern SQL with Postgres
by kdma on Monday June 24, 2019 @08:18AM
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I am also an avid self learner but a good teacher / course it's inestimable.
Just watch a course like linear algebra from MIT with Gilbert strand and compare it to studying it alone. The difference is enormous .
Re:Mastery with SQL: Learn Modern SQL with Postgres
by replyguy912 on Monday June 24, 2019 @11:03AM
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The biggest problem with learning on an "as-needed" basis: You only learn what's needed to accomplish your immediate goals. An inefficient, injectable query will certainly get data showing up on your web page.
Most people are not going to "learn databases" over the weekend. A boss or company that has employees capable of this type of independent learning and routinely expects it will soon lose the former. That costs more than 2 cents.
Re:Mastery with SQL: Learn Modern SQL with Postgres
by bdcravens on Monday June 24, 2019 @12:15PM
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In 1998 I learned a lot on my own as well. I love the fact that today there are better resources when I need to learn new topics.
I still contented the £2K (back in the day) that my employer spent on a week long intro to Oracle was a good investment for them and Me.