{"repo":"anthonydb/practical-sql","free":true,"listed":false,"github":"https://github.com/anthonydb/practical-sql","clone":"git clone https://github.com/anthonydb/practical-sql.git","description":"Code and Data for the First Edition of \"Practical SQL\" by Anthony DeBarros, published by No Starch Press (2018).","language":"PLpgSQL","stars":701,"topics":["sql","postgresql","data-analysis"],"license":null,"category":"databases-storage","readme_excerpt":"Practical SQL: A Beginner's Guide to Storytelling with Data Practical SQL by journalist and data analyst Anthony DeBarros is a beginner-friendly guide to the database programming language SQL. Starting with SQL basics, you'll work through intermediate and advanced topics including statistics, aggregation, cleaning data, GIS and automating tasks. Along the way, you'll use real-world data from the U.S. Census and other government agencies and learn the fundamentals of good database design. This book is ideal for beginners as well as those who know some SQL and want to go deeper. A Note About Editions This repository is for the First Edition of Practical SQL, published in 2018. If you're reading the Second Edition, published in 2022, you must use the code and data in the second edition repository. If the cover of your copy does not say, \"2nd Edition,\" then you're using the first edition. Who Is This Book For? Practical SQL is ideal for beginners as well as those who know some SQL and want to go deeper. Which Database Does The Book Use? We use PostgreSQL, which is free and open source. PostgreSQL is used by some of the world's largest companies. Its SQL syntax adheres closely to the ANSI SQL standard, and the concepts you learn will apply to most database management systems, including MySQL, Oracle, SQLite, and others. Note that Microsoft SQL Server employs a variant of SQL called T-SQL, which is not covered by Practical SQL. What's In This Repository? Code : All the SQL statemen","default_branch":null,"files":null,"tree":[],"storefront":"/r/anthonydb","claimed":false,"request_supported":{"post":"https://gitbuyer.com/r/anthonydb/practical-sql/request-supported","requests":0},"note":"indexed from public GitHub; nothing is for sale on this page. Clone it from GitHub. Paid listings live at /search."}