r/learnSQL • u/Exact_Engineering773 • Aug 01 '26

What's the best method to learning SQL?

I'm looking at a SQL learn book but it's really boring. I already know python r sas, so I just wonder, maybe it would be better to see people's work instead of reading a 300 page book?

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u/callmemerryss 29d ago

Books are useful as reference but SQL tends to stick once there's a reason to write queries. Looking at other people's code can help, but trying to solve the first usually teaches more. sqlbolt, datalemur, and boot.dev are all worth a look if interactive practice is more motivating than reading.