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Learn SQL Database Programming

By : Josephine Bush
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Book Image

Learn SQL Database Programming

5 (1)
By: Josephine Bush

Overview of this book

SQL is a powerful querying language that's used to store, manipulate, and retrieve data, and it is one of the most popular languages used by developers to query and analyze data efficiently. If you're looking for a comprehensive introduction to SQL, Learn SQL Database Programming will help you to get up to speed with using SQL to streamline your work in no time. Starting with an overview of relational database management systems, this book will show you how to set up and use MySQL Workbench and design a database using practical examples. You'll also discover how to query and manipulate data with SQL programming using MySQL Workbench. As you advance, you’ll create a database, query single and multiple tables, and modify data using SQL querying. This SQL book covers advanced SQL techniques, including aggregate functions, flow control statements, error handling, and subqueries, and helps you process your data to present your findings. Finally, you’ll implement best practices for writing SQL and designing indexes and tables. By the end of this SQL programming book, you’ll have gained the confidence to use SQL queries to retrieve and manipulate data.
Table of Contents (24 chapters)
1
Section 1: Database Fundamentals
7
Section 2: Basic SQL Querying
11
Section 3: Advanced SQL Querying
16
Section 4: Presenting Your Findings
19
Section 5: SQL Best Practices

Summary

In this chapter, you learned about the best practices for databases. You also learned about the best practices for database design, including which data types to use.

You also learned about the best practices for indexing, including indexing naming conventions, how indexes relate to data integrity with primary and foreign keys, how indexing impacts performance, and when to create indexes. You also learned about the best practices for querying and modifying data, including how to write clean code. You also learned about the best practices for querying data, with specific tips on SQL statements and clauses, as well as tips on best practices when modifying data.

In the next chapter, the SQL commands discussed in this book will be outlined for quick reference. The syntax for querying data, modifying data, and designing databases and tables will also be included. This will...