Let's discuss why Excel Users should learn SQL to pull their own data. First, we will answer the basic question, What is SQL? SQL stands for Structured Query language. It is used to manage structured information in database tables. Structured data is formatted for...
Learn three ways to output your SQL queries to and Excel file
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There are plenty of websites that display stock tickers, technical information, and other important stock Information. Even though several websites do a fantastic job, sometimes you want to analyze them in your own little spreadsheet. Getting Stock Market Data into...
I hope you followed the previous tutorial where we checked Created some brand new database tables using Excel as a template. Let's populate these tables with meaningful data. Okay, it might not be the most meaningful dataset since I just made this data up using...
Use the Excel Templates below to follow along with the Excel2SQL Tutorials. Feel free to download and modify these smooth templates to Create your own SQL Scripts. [embeddoc...
If you don’t have a job as a programmer and want to learn fast, focus on active learning with lots of practice. Here is the path I recommend you take to fast-track the process: 1) Start with targeted, interactive lessons — short sessions of introductory and passive learning. 2) Passion projects — spend the bulk of your emphasis on longer sessions of challenging, passion-driven side projects.
3) Aim for things that you like to do or that will make your daily obligations easier. 4) Bring along a mentor or pay a freelancer to guide you. They will provide feedback and help you throw out lousy coding habits. Supplement with other sources to fill in the gaps. 5) Keep repeating steps 1 through 4 while applying for entry-level programming jobs.
6) Enroll in a short, targeted, software development path.
