Ask HN: I want to learn about database, how should I start?

12 points by annythesillicat 11 years ago | 7 comments

I am a non-technical (sales). I’m interested in database and want to learn about it to enhance my network and system architecture knowledge. I am looking for effective resources where I can study, website/ books/ e-books. I appreciate any help that you can provide

TBDMark 11 years ago |

Mentioned above, but here are a number of places to start. Most of mine deal with statistical analysis, but the Data Science masters would be a good place to start.

http://sqlfiddle.com/ - SQL Fiddle is an online SQL coding platform. Good place to play around.

http://jhudatascience.org/ - a ton of MOOC courses compiled in one spot.

http://stats.stackexchange.com/ - start browsing the forums and reading up on some of the database questions people have.

http://janzilinsky.com/how-to-analyze-data/ - great set of tutorials, etc.

http://user2014.stat.ucla.edu/ - another place with a number of great tutorials in R.

garysvpa 11 years ago |

Introduction to Databases course:

http://infolab.stanford.edu/~widom/cs145/ http://www.amazon.com/dp/0321197844/?tag=stackoverfl08-20

Install Sql Server 2008 Express for best .Net integration

http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/server-cloud/products/sql-ser...

or MySql if you're Linux-inclined

http://www.mysql.com/

skyfantom 11 years ago |

Perhaps, this one will be useful https://class.stanford.edu/courses/Engineering/db/2014_1/abo...

cafard 11 years ago |

Install a database (or two or three) on your home computer. You can get free "Express" editions of Oracle and SQL Server, and of course MySQL and Postgres. Work your way through exercises in a book or two.

annythesillicat 11 years ago |

Thank you everyone!I guess I will start with DB @Standford and explore more when I secure my basic knowledge. fun stuff :)

dennybritz 11 years ago |

https://www.coursera.org/course/db

S4M 11 years ago |

http://sql.learncodethehardway.org/