Hi everyone! 👋

I'm planning to conduct free online live sessions for anyone interested in becoming a Data Analyst or improving their data skills.

We'll cover the essential tools used by data analysts, including:

SQL

Excel

Power BI

Tableau

The sessions are completely free and are intended for beginners or anyone who wants to strengthen their fundamentals through live learning and hands-on practice.

📍 Mode: Google Meet

💰 Fee: Free

If you're interested, comment below or send me a DM, and I'll share the details once the batch is finalized.

Looking forward to learning together! 😊

I was thinking about this today...

Back in college, I used to teach quite a bit. Later, as I progressed in my IT career, I ended up mentoring a few people in my company who were just getting started. Watching someone go from "I have no idea what's happening" to confidently writing queries on their own was always incredibly rewarding.

It's been years since I've done that, and I genuinely miss it.

So, I'm thinking of starting a few free live SQL sessions for complete beginners or anyone who wants to strengthen their fundamentals.

The goal isn't to memorize syntax—it's to understand how to think in SQL. We'll cover the basics from scratch, work through practical examples, solve real SQL problems together, and do interview-style questions with plenty of Q&A.

I'm not looking to make money from this. If, after a few sessions, you think it was genuinely helpful, buying me a coffee would be more than enough. 😄

If this sounds interesting, send me a DM or leave a comment. If enough people are interested, I'll organize a small group and we'll get started.

Just looking to give back to the community

Note: This is not an advanced SQL course.

It's meant for people who have little to no SQL experience—whether you're a student, switching careers, or someone whose job occasionally requires SQL but you've never really learned it.

We'll start from absolute scratch: what databases are, how SQL works, and gradually build up to writing queries confidently. By the end, my goal is that you'll be comfortable handling the kind of basic to intermediate SQL tasks that come up in many office and analyst roles.

If you're already comfortable with SQL, writing complex queries, optimizing performance, or preparing for senior-level interviews, this probably isn't the right fit..

EDIT :

Hey everyone! 😊

First of all, thank you so much for the amazing response. I honestly did not expect this much interest. I posted this before going to bed, and waking up to 100+ notifications and DMs genuinely made my day. It feels great to see so many people excited to learn SQL.

I need a little time to organize everything properly. I don't want to just share random material—I want to prepare sessions where you actually understand how SQL works, how to think while solving problems, and build a strong foundation.

Since I'm working full-time, I won't be able to start all batches together. Also, having 100+ people in one session would make it difficult for everyone to interact and ask questions. I’ll create smaller batches based on time zones and availability (I'm based in Europe/CEST) and run them in phases.

Please fill out this short form so I can understand your background, SQL level, location, and availability:

Form: https://forms.gle/WAmmDgTnHJY51spm7

If you are not in the first batch, please don't worry. I'll try my best to include everyone over time. Thank you again for your patience and support ❤️

Have been struggling to self-motivate out of work to finally start learning fundamentals of SQL vs relying on AI to spit out code/queries. I'm a Crystal Report Writer (bound by format our EHR requires) that has to morph reports into sql queries to make dashboards and create data exports.

Downloaded a new game the other day - Database Detective: Minor Crimes Division. Seriously, this finally has stuff clicking for foundations that don't quite click from watching/following along udemy/coursera classes. Its basic sqlite, but for someone who had 0 foundations and now building my own queries to solve cases is exciting.

Life is pretty fatiguing, and it's been hard to set aside time outside of work to sharpen my professional skills. Gaming is a total destresser for me, and this game is really funny and engaging. Lots of fact finding to figure out truths for conditions with weaving and building sql blocks to pull out info.

Feeling pretty jazzed about it. It feels so silly to feel proud of something so basic, but was finally able to whip out a real query for a module today and it felt awesome not to just dump my Crystal sql query into ai to translate into the correct format. Feels like a relief to finally feel like I'm learning (and grasping) something I should have know for the past couple of years.

Hi everyone,

I recently completed the 30-hour SQL course by Data with Baraa. Now I’m planning to revise the full course, practice the concepts, and discuss difficult topics so I can understand everything more clearly.

I’m looking for a study partner who has also completed the course or is currently following it. We could:

• Revise each topic together
• Discuss confusing concepts
• Practice SQL queries and exercises
• Ask each other questions
• Share notes and useful resources
• Keep each other accountable

We could have regular discussions through Google Meet or another suitable platform.

You don’t need to be an expert. I’m mainly looking for someone who is serious, consistent, and interested in improving their SQL knowledge together.

Please message me with your current progress in the course and your available study times.

Hi everyone, I recently learned SQL through websites and games online. Now that I feel more confident to practice on my own, I wanted to practice with datas I already have. Got a bit confused with where to practice them. Does SQL has its own 'tool' to use? Like how you use python in Jupyter, and R in Rstudio. Will Visual Studio Code works for it?

Hi. Can I get some help to nail my interview on Friday? Please I beg, I really wanted to get this job so I can advance my career. Your help will be so much appreciated by me.

How to become sql expert as data analyst as 7 years of experience as im tableau developer but I know sql basic.

What things to learn to show as 7 years expert in sql or for role of sql developer or data analyst with sql.

Please list down things like

Topics

Types of questions and knowledge to have etc

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Guys, I'm interested in finance and want to build some valuable skills alongside it. I found that learning SQL could be beneficial, but I'm not sure if it's the right choice for a career in finance. Should I go ahead with SQL, or are there other skills that would be even more valuable? I'd really appreciate your suggestions.

ان شاء الله ناوية ابدأ اتعلم power Bi و SQL وناوية اضغط نفسي اخلصهم ويبقى الكورس مكثف شوية وابني لنفسي بورتوفوليو .. عايز اشتغل فري لانسنج انا اصلا محاسبة وعندي خبرة نوعا ما في حاجات الحاجات دي مع المحاسبة انا شايف انها added value ممتازة وتتقلني .. نصايح يا جماعة اعمل ايه ادير الموضوع ازاي وكمان اقدر الاقي شغل فين على منصات ايه في الاول وياريت حد يرد عليا .. شكرا

Hello everyone, i need everyone advice how to get proficient in SQL i have already done a boot camp course from udemy and now again im learning sql from scratch with the help of claude and reached on subquery but i do get confused in joins and now in subquery because my mind thinks it’s complex but when i get solved i think it was easy. I request you all suggest ways.

Hey guys, I have designed a simple python based application. Please check it out and contribute. Working towards improving the repo....

https://github.com/SudVig/CraftDB

Hey everyone!

I'm a new content creator and I've just started building a completely free PL/SQL & SQL course for absolute beginners.

The goal isn't just to teach SQL syntax—it's to explain why databases exist, how they work, and how they're used in the real world before diving into PL/SQL.

I'm learning a lot myself while creating these videos, so this is a journey for me too.

I know my videos aren't perfect yet, and that's exactly why I'm posting here.

If you have a few minutes to watch the first video, I'd really appreciate your honest feedback:

• Was anything confusing?
• Was the pacing too fast or too slow?
• What should I improve?
• What topics would you like to see covered?

I'm not looking for empty praise—I genuinely want constructive criticism so I can make each video better than the last.

If you enjoy helping new creators grow or you're learning SQL yourself, feel free to comment here or send me a DM. I'd love to connect, learn from experienced developers, and improve my content.

Thanks for reading, and I hope I can create something genuinely useful for the community. ❤️https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UC6kCLvPuRU

Sharing my Excel ↔ SQL cross-tool reference table. Less of a syntax guide, more of a mental bridge between the two (plus a few PostgreSQL quirks that kept tripping me up). https://github.com/kixwho/SQL-Excel-translator

I made this while learning SQL from an Excel background. Constantly switching tools, you start to have moments like, "Wait... Excel has a button for this?!"

Hope it helps someone else switching between tools 😀

SQL is a wonderful programming language that allows beginner data analysts to understand data, clean it, & process it to provide insights. One cannot learn everything in a week or two weeks. However, consistency is what I have found important in ensuring one grasps the concepts. For example, one can decide to learn simple things, such as SELECT, WHERE, ORDER BY, LIMIT, aggregates (SUM, COUNT, AVG), and GROUP BY. Understanding data types & when to use this or that helps a lot. I always wanted to learn additional data analysis skills like SQL and Python to help process large datasets in addition to the research work I do. I know these tips will help beginners find a way to navigate around SQL until they reach advanced level.

Hi everyone,

Before taking this to production, I'd like a reality check.

Current setup:

• MariaDB Primary + Replica
• ~2,500 reads/sec
• ~1,500 writes/sec
• GTID replication

I decided against Galera because I was concerned about synchronous write latency. Instead, I'm planning:

• 2× ProxySQL + Keepalived (VIP)
• Signal18 Replication Manager for automatic failover
• Existing Primary/Replica architecture

Questions:

• Does this look like a solid HA architecture for this workload?
• Any hidden pitfalls with ProxySQL + Replication Manager?
• Would you recommend a different approach instead?

Looking for real production experience. Thanks!

This is the first EDA project, made using SQL and python Data Analysis and Visualization libraries. After making numbers of eda project using just python libraries, it was amazing transition to integrate SQL in my learning and developing phase.

The project is very beginner friendly, include individual table and cross table analysis. Meaningful insights are visualized through seaborn and matplotlib.

Link: https://github.com/axockn/Notes-ProjectDumps/blob/main/RestaurantAnalysis.ipynb

Hi everyone,

I recently completed my second SQL portfolio project: \*\*Sales Management System\*\*.

The goal of this project was to practice intermediate SQL concepts by building a relational database and solving real-world business problems.

\### What this project includes

• 8 relational tables

• Primary Key & Foreign Key relationships

• Sample business data

• 50+ SQL queries

• SQL Views

• Business reporting queries

• Professional documentation

• GitHub repository with screenshots

\### SQL concepts used

\- SELECT

\- WHERE

\- ORDER BY

\- GROUP BY

\- HAVING

\- INNER JOIN

\- LEFT JOIN

\- RIGHT JOIN

\- UNION

\- INTERSECT

\- EXCEPT

\- Aggregate Functions

\- CASE

\- String Functions

\- Date Functions

\- Views

I'm currently learning SQL to build my portfolio and would really appreciate any feedback or suggestions on improving the project.

GitHub Repository:

[https://github.com/Pushkarnegi-dev/SQL-Sales-Management-System\](https://github.com/Pushkarnegi-dev/SQL-Sales-Management-System)

Thank you!

Been getting some excellent feedback and the Discord community is growing. Sim-Analyst is live on itch.io.

This is actually the first game i've ever got to a stage where i've shared it with others, so me it's a massive milestone - simply, I just made a game that i'd like to play.

When I started learning SQL I did a number of certificate courses, capstone projects, personal practice. I'd watch youtube and I found a few little SQL web games, that although really quick and really basic, i absolutely loved them. But they really didn't scratch my itch for interactive SQL learning.

Anyway, I hope I can share some links and photos here and that it might reach some SQL learners, or noir detective lovers who, like me, have a gamified SQL itch to scratch.

play now

join the community

Hi everyone,

I recently completed my second SQL portfolio project: **Sales Management System**.

The goal of this project was to practice intermediate SQL concepts by building a relational database and solving real-world business problems.

### What this project includes

• 8 relational tables

• Primary Key & Foreign Key relationships

• Sample business data

• 50+ SQL queries

• SQL Views

• Business reporting queries

• Professional documentation

• GitHub repository with screenshots

### SQL concepts used

- SELECT

- WHERE

- ORDER BY

- GROUP BY

- HAVING

- INNER JOIN

- LEFT JOIN

- RIGHT JOIN

- UNION

- INTERSECT

- EXCEPT

- Aggregate Functions

- CASE

- String Functions

- Date Functions

- Views

I'm currently learning SQL to build my portfolio and would really appreciate any feedback or suggestions on improving the project.

GitHub Repository:

https://github.com/Pushkarnegi-dev/SQL-Sales-Management-System

Thank you!

I've noticed that a lot of SQL roadmaps online either stop at basic SELECT statements or jump straight into advanced topics without explaining what's actually useful in a real job.

So I put together a video covering the SQL skills I've seen matter the most in data engineering and analytics interviews.

The video starts from the Fundamentals to What after SQL:

Why is SQL so imp?
The Fundamentals
The Core
Query Organsation
The Differentiator
One Step Ahead
The Designing Techniques
What Next?

The goal was to create the video I wish I'd had when I started my career.

I'd genuinely appreciate feedback from this community.

• Did I miss any SQL topics that you think are essential?
• What SQL concepts do you see asked most often in interviews?
• If you're already working as a Data Engineer or Analyst, what would you add?

Here's the video if anyone wants to check it out:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tXOJ_ohS-x0

Do lLike, Share and Subscribe if this helps!

Thanks!

Is SQL still worth learning with the advancement of AI? 'Cause I don't get that if AI can do better than human than why do we still need to learn it?