Learning SQL & PL/SQL
So, how did I start learning SQL and PL/SQL ?
Well, as I've said before, I am someone who needs to see things visualized in order to "get" it. I received multiple (great!) PDF's to start with, with excercises and all. Yet, the click just wasn't there, it was mostly just text with a bit of examples here and there, which can get quite boring. So I started to search for something that would fit me and my learning method.
The first videos and courses I found were on LinkedIn, Oracle Database 12c Beginner SQL and Advanced SQL. These video's were well explained and helped a lot in the beginning. But still there were a lot of questions unanswered or things I just didn't get, like joins.
I struggled a lot with joins, and with a lot I mean A LOT. I just couldn't comprehend it. Colleagues tried to explain it to me multiple times, but were always met with a blank stare. One of them told me to relax and that when it clicks it just clicks.
My moment came thanks to Udemy : The Ultimate SQL course by Carlos. A whole new world opened up. It was really clearly explained and a huge bonus was that Carlos took his time to explain everything, with visuals ánd he answered my questions. He also encourages you to submit the code you wrote for his examples. This was really helpful, and I finally got my "click" with the joins. Now, don't get me wrong, I still struggle with the different joins, but at least I can now see where to use them and how to get the data I want from another table.
After Carlos his course I went to the PL/SQL fundamentals course, this course was really long, but very helpful! There are other courses that I followed, but they couldn't compare to this one. What was really nice was the proper English, I've seen quite a few courses, that have very high ratings, but were the English just wasn't on par, the accents to heavy, and the subtitles were plain awful. I personally couldn't focus while watching these video's.
What I also like about owning the Udemy courses is that they are updated and always available (when the server isn't down that is ;) ). But I can easily find the information I might need again, and repeat it till I get it.
Well, as I've said before, I am someone who needs to see things visualized in order to "get" it. I received multiple (great!) PDF's to start with, with excercises and all. Yet, the click just wasn't there, it was mostly just text with a bit of examples here and there, which can get quite boring. So I started to search for something that would fit me and my learning method.
The first videos and courses I found were on LinkedIn, Oracle Database 12c Beginner SQL and Advanced SQL. These video's were well explained and helped a lot in the beginning. But still there were a lot of questions unanswered or things I just didn't get, like joins.
I struggled a lot with joins, and with a lot I mean A LOT. I just couldn't comprehend it. Colleagues tried to explain it to me multiple times, but were always met with a blank stare. One of them told me to relax and that when it clicks it just clicks.
My moment came thanks to Udemy : The Ultimate SQL course by Carlos. A whole new world opened up. It was really clearly explained and a huge bonus was that Carlos took his time to explain everything, with visuals ánd he answered my questions. He also encourages you to submit the code you wrote for his examples. This was really helpful, and I finally got my "click" with the joins. Now, don't get me wrong, I still struggle with the different joins, but at least I can now see where to use them and how to get the data I want from another table.
After Carlos his course I went to the PL/SQL fundamentals course, this course was really long, but very helpful! There are other courses that I followed, but they couldn't compare to this one. What was really nice was the proper English, I've seen quite a few courses, that have very high ratings, but were the English just wasn't on par, the accents to heavy, and the subtitles were plain awful. I personally couldn't focus while watching these video's.
What I also like about owning the Udemy courses is that they are updated and always available (when the server isn't down that is ;) ). But I can easily find the information I might need again, and repeat it till I get it.
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