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SQL Mastery for Developers: Your Hands-On Guide to Database Design, Querying, and Management

SQL Mastery for Developers: Your Hands-On Guide to Database Design, Querying, and Management


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SQL Mastery for Developers: Your Hands-On Guide to Database Design, Querying, and Management Unleash the full power of SQL and become a true database master with this comprehensive, hands-on guide tailored specifically for developers. Whether you're a beginner looking to build a strong foundation or an experienced professional aiming to sharpen your skills, this book provides the practical knowledge and real-world techniques you need to design, query, and manage relational databases with confidence. Dive deep into database design principles, advanced querying, performance optimization, and robust security practices, ensuring your applications are built on a solid, efficient data layer.1 This book takes you beyond basic SQL syntax, equipping you with the essential skills to craft high-performance, maintainable, and secure database interactions. You'll start by mastering core Data Manipulation Language (DML) for efficient SELECT, INSERT, UPDATE, and DELETE operations, along with comprehensive JOIN clauses to combine data seamlessly. Progress into Data Definition Language (DDL), learning to design and evolve your database schemas using PRIMARY KEY, FOREIGN KEY, UNIQUE, NOT NULL, and CHECK constraints to enforce data integrity. Understand the critical ACID properties and implement transactions with BEGIN, COMMIT, and ROLLBACK for reliable data changes. Elevate your querying capabilities with in-depth sections on subqueries and Common Table Expressions (CTEs), including recursive CTEs, to tackle complex data retrieval and hierarchical structures.2 Unlock advanced analytics using Window Functions for sophisticated ranking, aggregation, and comparisons without losing granular data detail. Crucially, this guide focuses on query optimization and indexing, teaching you how to interpret EXPLAIN ANALYZE output to diagnose performance bottlenecks and craft effective B-tree and composite indexes that significantly speed up your queries. Avoid common pitfalls that hinder the database optimizer, ensuring your SQL runs at peak efficiency. Finally, learn to integrate SQL securely and effectively into your applications. Explore fundamental database security with user roles and privileges (GRANT, REVOKE), and master the crucial defense against SQL injection using prepared statements with parameterized queries. Understand database drivers, connection pools, and ORMs for seamless application connectivity, and discover database migration tools for robust schema evolution. Each chapter is packed with practical exercises and real-world code examples, ensuring you don't just learn concepts but actively apply them to build functional, high-quality database solutions.3 What you'll learn: Master SQL fundamentals from basic DML to advanced DDL. Design robust relational database schemas with proper normalization and constraints.4 Craft complex queries using subqueries, CTEs, and powerful Window Functions.5 Optimize query performance by analyzing execution plans and implementing effective indexing strategies.6 Implement secure database interactions to prevent SQL injection and manage user privileges. Integrate databases with applications using drivers, connection pools, and migration tools. This isn't just a SQL programming book; it's your definitive hands-on guide to becoming a proficient database developer. Elevate your data management skills and start building high-performance applications today.


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Product Details
  • ISBN-13: 9798262101658
  • Publisher: Independently Published
  • Publisher Imprint: Independently Published
  • Height: 254 mm
  • No of Pages: 484
  • Returnable: N
  • Sub Title: Your Hands-On Guide to Database Design, Querying, and Management
  • Width: 178 mm
  • ISBN-10: 8262101650
  • Publisher Date: 24 Aug 2025
  • Binding: Paperback
  • Language: English
  • Returnable: N
  • Spine Width: 25 mm
  • Weight: 884 gr


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