Is SQL hard or easy to learn?

Answer 1

The SQL syntax is fairly easy to pick up if you have programming knowledge, but if not, then it can be daunting (as any language would be if you're new to the ideas). After that, SQL is not particularly difficult or complex, but knowing how to use it is something people make careers out of.

When you're dealing with queries to a database you have to take into account performance impact of your query, the way your tables are built, indexes, and other optimizations to make your system scalable and efficient. This is as much art as it is science and it is not easy.

So SQL as a syntax is not that difficult, but truly using it can be. Good luck.

Answer 2

It is damn easy. there are tons of codes and queries online and also the tutorials. Catch is what you are doing with it and what you are using it with? It is different for different languages and also is altered a little for every database system. Sybase is different from Oracle, I mean. But if you have basic programming skills, you can learn SQL in no time.

-AJ

Answer 3

Fairly easy. Goto http://www.w3schools.com/sql/default.asp this is where I learned sql coding. Full of tutorials and examples and shows integration with PHP.

Hope this helps...

Answer 4

SQL is easy. Joins is where the difficulty is. Practice!

Answer 5

Basic SQL is dead simple. Complex SQL is, well, complex.

Answer 6

select * from tab order by ... ;

the hard thing is the toying with inner / outer joins
i ve seen sql's that didnt fit on a paper and they digged up some wonderfull data, those are difficult and elegant

Answer 7

:D I think it depends on where do you learn it

w3schools is the best "basic-medium" level free online training center. The best resource for newbies. It has its own online tests!.

But you'll always need some hands-on learning so I can suggest you to download mysql/sqlite for windows and reduce your learning pain.