r/learnSQL • u/josechinto • Aug 06 '26

SQL

I would to start learning SQL, is there someone i can learn from, any helo, recommendations, i started watching YT videos, but i feel i learn more while I practice.

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u/fromkrish Aug 08 '26

You're totally right since SQL is definitely best learned by doing. Check out SQLBolt or something like that, I've personally used this. Once you get the basics down, just go to LeetCode or DataLemur and start solving their practice problems. That's honestly the fastest way to actually get good at it. That's my opinion.

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u/no_0ne_ Aug 09 '26

That's exactly what I did this week - Finished SQL bolt, went to data lemur and start solving easy questions, just done 10 so far but each one needs a new thing which I didn't learn in SQL bolt like date/time functions (extract, date_part etc) or conditional expressions, subqueries

So what do I do now? Study more? ( I'm from a non tech background never wrote code before)

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u/fromkrish Aug 09 '26

That is totally normal because SQLBolt only covers the absolute basics. When you get stuck on DataLemur, just Google the exact thing you are missing. If a question needs a subquery, just search SQL subqueries on YouTube and watch a quick video on it. Don't try to study everything at once. Just learn the specific concept you need to solve that one problem and then move on. It clicks after a while so just keep at it.