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I learned SQL in 15 minutes! Here's how

Learn SQL basics in just 15 minutes with this tutorial focused on using SQL with MySQL. Topics covered include: - What SQL is ...
Hackaday

Get Your SQL Statements Right The First Time With SQL Lint

What’s your average success rate of getting a SQL statement right on the first try? In best case, you botched a simple statement without side effects and just have to try again with correct syntax or ...
Ars Technica

sql IF statements - using query results as conditionals

I'm trying to get better aquainted with conditional sql statements, using variables, loops, and all that other junk. (This is MSSQL 2000 by the way) My test is that I want to try to cycle thru all of ...
InfoWorld

SQL unleashed: 9 ways to speed up your SQL queries

A common SQL habit is to use SELECT * on a query, because it’s tedious to list all the columns you need. Plus, sometimes those columns may change over time, so why not just do things the easy way? But ...
Redmond Magazine

Understanding Dirty Reads: What NOLOCK Does to Your Queries

Let's break down when it's ideal to use the NOLOCK hint and when you should never use it. As a consultant, I work on wide swaths of database systems, which means I get to see many, many SQL statements ...
TheServerSide

How to use native SQL in Hibernate and JPA

Community driven content discussing all aspects of software development from DevOps to design patterns. The goal of Hibernate and JPA is to hide the complexity of SQL and relational databases from the ...