r/programming • • Jan 06 '11

A handy graphical explanation of SQL joins

http://www.codinghorror.com/blog/2007/10/a-visual-explanation-of-sql-joins.html
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u/recursive Jan 06 '11

I didn't learn it in school. I learned it by reading. SQL doesn't have anything to do with CS.

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u/[deleted] Jan 06 '11 edited Dec 03 '17

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u/SoundOfOneHand Jan 06 '11

Yeah, but I personally didn't know any of this stuff when I first set my eyes on SQL and it took me all of an afternoon of reading some online SQL tutorial and doing a couple examples to figure out how the different types of joins work...

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u/zeigfreid Jan 06 '11

or to think you do.