SQL Learning Roadmap
1. Basics of SQL
• What is SQL?
• Difference between SQL, MySQL, SQL Server, PostgreSQL, Oracle
• SQL Syntax and structure
• Data Types
2. CRUD Operations
• SELECT - retrieving data
• INSERT - adding data
• UPDATE - modifying data
• DELETE - removing data
3. Filtering & Sorting
• WHERE clause
• Comparison operators (=, >, <, etc.)
• Logical operators (AND, OR, NOT)
• ORDER BY
• LIMIT / TOP / FETCH FIRST
4. Aggregate Functions & Grouping
• COUNT, SUM, AVG, MIN, MAX
• GROUP BY
• HAVING
5. Joins
• INNER JOIN
• LEFT JOIN
• RIGHT JOIN
• FULL OUTER JOIN
• CROSS JOIN
• Self Join
6. Subqueries
• Scalar subquery
• Row subquery
• Table subquery
• Correlated subquery
7. Constraints & Keys
• PRIMARY KEY
• FOREIGN KEY
• UNIQUE
• NOT NULL
• CHECK
• DEFAULT
8. Advanced SQL
• Window Functions (ROW_NUMBER, RANK, DENSE_RANK, NTILE)
• PERCENT_RANK and CUME_DIST
• LEAD and LAG
• Common Table Expressions (CTE)
• Recursive CTEs
9. Performance Optimization
• Indexes (Clustered, Non-clustered)
• Query Execution Plan
• Normalization vs Denormalization
• Transactions and ACID properties
10. Real-Time Applications
• Stored Procedures
• Views
• Triggers
• User Defined Functions (UDFs)
• Error Handling (TRY...CATCH)
11. Practice & Projects
• Work on sample databases like BikeStores, Northwind
• Solve SQL challenges (LeetCode, HackerRank)
• Build reporting queries
• Data analysis using SQL