Roadmap to Learn SQL from Beginner to Expert:
1. Introduction to Databases and SQL: 9. Stored Procedures and Functions:
a. Understanding Databases a) Creating and using stored procedures
b. Types of databases (Relational, NoSQL) b) User-defined functions
c. Introduction to SQL
10. Views and Indexing:
d. Setting up a Database Environment
e. Installing (DBMS) a) Creating and managing views
b) Understanding and optimizing indexes
2. Basic SQL Queries:
11. Advanced Topics:
a. SELECT statement
b. Retrieving data from a single table a) Recursive Queries
c. Filtering data using WHERE clause b) Window Functions
d. Sorting and limiting results
e. ORDER BY and LIMIT clauses 12. Data Types and Advanced Data Manipulation:
3. Advanced SELECT Statements: a) Working with different data types
b) Manipulating strings, dates, & numeric data
a. Joins
b. INNER JOIN, LEFT JOIN, RIGHT JOIN, FULL 13. Security and Permissions:
JOIN
a) Granting and revoking permissions
c. Subqueries
b) SQL injection prevention
d. Using subqueries in SELECT, WHERE, and
FROM clauses 14. Backup and Recovery:
e. Set Operations
f. UNION, INTERSECT, EXCEPT a) Database backup strategies
b) Point-in-time recovery
4. Data Modification Statements:
a. INSERT, UPDATE, DELETE
b. Transaction Management
c. COMMIT, ROLLBACK, SAVEPOINT
5. Aggregate Functions and Grouping:
a. AVG, SUM, COUNT, MIN, MAX
b. GROUP BY and HAVING clauses
6. Indexes and Optimization:
a. Understanding indexes
b. Query optimization techniques
7. Constraints and Normalization:
a. Primary key, foreign key
b. Database normalization concepts
8. Advanced Database Design:
a. Entity-Relationship Diagrams (ERD)
b. Designing complex databases