is SQL difficult to learn?

[legocitytruck]

How difficult is SQL to learn? Could someone gain a working knowledge of it in a short period of time?

 

[VinylxScratches]

What area? Queries can get pretty complicated depending on how complicated your database is. Of course, there are tools to help.

 

[Alienwho]

I think SQL is easy to learn, difficult to master. DBA's who know SQL inside and out make good money.

 

[zzuupp]

SQL itself is pretty easy. As VinylxScratches pointed out, an ugly database structure makes things more fun.

 

[Nothinman]

SQL is pretty simple, you can get the basics down and have some decent looking reports with something like MS Reporting Services fairly quickly. The difficult parts are usually getting accurate requirements from the people that want the data and if it's not a database that you've designed sometimes finding what table, column name, etc stuff is stored or how it's calculated.

 

[Snapster]

Originally posted by: Alienwho
I think SQL is easy to learn, difficult to master. DBA's who know SQL inside and out make good money.

Cannot agree more

 

[WildHorse]

books by Rick van der Lans = :thumbsup:

 

[sdifox]

just google learn sql and you will find a plethora of free sites to learn the basics. Beyond the basics is where the art part comes in.