Class Central is learner-supported. When you buy through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission.

egghead.io

Advanced SQL for Professional Developers

via egghead.io

Overview

You've got some practice with using SQL to select, update, and join database tables.
But perhaps you've found yourself with a sneaking suspicion that you could be more efficient with your PostgreSQL.
Does your query seem slow?
A lesson on how to profile queries will point you in the direction of a fix.
Are you performing multi-step operations one at a time that are susceptible to errors?
The "all or nothing" transaction is the cure.
These are just a couple of examples of the techniques, tips, and tricks that Tyler Clark has learned in his years of experience working on large scale production applications.
Other topics in this course include working with CSV files, different techniques for aggregating & filtering, and more!
Watch Tyler's course, and continue your journey toward SQL mastery.
Check out the Community Notes for this course.

Syllabus

  • Introduction to Advanced SQL for Professional Developers
  • Bulk Insert and Export Data with csv Files with Postgres copy Command
  • On conflict Do Something Clause in Postgres
  • Casting Types in SQL
  • Create a Custom SQL Enum Type
  • Profiling Queries with SQL Explain Analyze
  • Common Table Expressions in SQL
  • Conditional Returns with SQL case / then
  • Create Variables and Blocks with Do / Declare in SQL
  • Perform Multiple Steps in One with SQL Transactions
  • Filter Grouped and Aggregated Data with SQL Having
  • Create and Safely Handle Nulls in SQL
  • Aggregate Inline filters in SQL
  • Work with JSON Data in SQL
  • Pattern Matching and Regular Expressions in SQL

Taught by

Tyler Clark

Reviews

4.6 rating at egghead.io based on 33 ratings

Start your review of Advanced SQL for Professional Developers

Never Stop Learning.

Get personalized course recommendations, track subjects and courses with reminders, and more.

Someone learning on their laptop while sitting on the floor.