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SQL Crash Course Tehory Ending, and starting of hands-on! 🚀

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Love to see you guys continuing our SQL Crash Course! -
Cornellius Yudha Wijaya

Hey everyone! Josep and Cornellius one more week of SQL learning! 👋🏻

Can you believe it’s already been 2 months since

Cornellius Yudha Wijaya
(from
Non-Brand Data
) and I (from
DataBites
) kicked off our SQL Crash Course? 🎉
What started as a fun idea quickly turned into a full-blown series — and today, we’re sharing a recap of everything we’ve covered… and what’s coming next! 🙌🏻

🔥 What’s inside the course?

We’ve structured the course into 7 key modules to take you from zero to SQL hero:

  1. Introduction – What SQL is and why it matters

  2. SQL Fundamentals – Basic commands, filtering, and aggregation

  3. Intermediate SQL – Joins, unions, and functions

  4. Advanced SQL – Subqueries, CTEs, recursion, and views

  5. Database Operations – CRUD, schema changes, and optimization

  6. Crafting Good SQL Queries – Best practices for writing efficient queries

  7. Real-world Problems – Applying SQL to practical challenges

✅ What We’ve Covered So Far

We’ve completed Modules 1 through 6 — all the theory and best practices you need.
You can catch up on each lesson here:

1️⃣ Introduction to SQL

  • #1. What is SQL? → link

  • #2. Why Learn SQL? → link

  • #3. Relational Data & Models → link

2️⃣ SQL Fundamentals

  • #4. Basic Commands (SELECT, FROM, WHERE) → link

  • #5. Sorting & Limiting (ORDER BY, LIMIT)→ link

  • #6. Aggregate Functions (SUM, AVG, COUNT, etc.) → link

3️⃣ Intermediate SQL

  • #7. JOINS (INNER, LEFT, RIGHT, FULL) → link

  • #8. UNION & UNION ALL → link

  • #9. Case Expressions → link

  • #10. Functions (String, Date, Numeric) → link

4️⃣ Advanced SQL

  • #11. Subqueries → link

  • #12. Common Table Expressions (CTEs) → link

  • #13. Recursion → link

  • #14. Views → link

5️⃣ Database Operations

  • #15. CRUD operations (INSERT, UPDATE, DELETE) → link

  • #16. Database modifications (ALTER, DROP, CREATE) → link

  • #17. Indexing & Optimization → link

6️⃣ Crafting Good SQL queries

  • #18. Modular Code →link

  • #19. SQL Execution Order → link

  • #20. Query Optimization → link

So the following question is…

🔜 What’s Next?

Now it’s time to put theory into practice! Over the next few weeks, we’ll release hands-on exercises and projects to help you apply what you’ve learned:

7️⃣ 7. Real-World Problems (Quick Wins)

Easy-level problems, perfect for 30–60 minutes of practice:

  • Problem 1 → 29th May

  • Problem 2→ 29th May

  • Problem 3 → 5th June

  • Problem 4→ 5th June

🧪 Mini-Projects (Deeper Dives)

Medium-difficulty projects to consolidate your skills:

  • Mini-Project 1 → 19th June

  • Mini-Project 2 → 19th June

💣 Final Projects (End-to-End Challenges)

Advanced, real-life projects released in multiple parts:

  • Project 1 → 26th June (with multiple issues in the following weeks)

  • Project 2 → 26th June (with multiple issues in the following weeks)

We’ll share full project briefs and walkthroughs — so stay tuned!


💡 Where to Follow Along?

We’ll continue posting weekly updates in our newsletters:

  • DataBites (by Josep)

  • Non-Brand Data (by Cornellius)

👉 Check out the GitHub repo and stay tuned for the first post!


Let’s dive in and make SQL less scary, more fun, and way more useful! 🚀

Josep & Cornellius

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