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There are a lot of semi "power users" with little CS background that write simple SQL queries for their work. I think the main difference is in the level of cu
by LegitShady 7y ago
There are a lot of semi "power users" with little CS background that write simple SQL queries for their work.
I think the main difference is in the level of curiosity/caring the person exhibits when they get a result you don't expect. When they do something that they think should work and it doesn't, do they carefully figure out the system behind it and why?
The users that do will write better queries faster, and the others will will just keep getting frustrated and foist the work onto others.
- MiSeRyDeee 7y agoI got slightly shocked while I do appreciate his curiosity of the db engine and made it to an informative article. To me, data analytics jobs will be more exposed to non-CS people so SQL will be much more written by non experts. The autonomous database might be the right product towards this future.
- LegitShady 7y agoWell I can tell you that I am a non-CS but other engineering background person who learned SQL and python to get his job done more efficiently. That's why I say its fundamentally about a person's curiosity and ability to self teach. I too think its great people are learning in a way that is easy to absorb. I had to figure that out from an oracle manual and it wasn't great.