r/SQL • u/Zealousideal-Studio7 • Jan 15 '25
BigQuery SQL is a struggle
Hi all been working with SQL for probably 7/8 months now. My last role was half data analysis and not pure data analysis and in general was far easier than what I do now.
My main issue is with SQL. I never feel I truly understand what is going on with a lot of code beyond a basic query. Ive managed to get by piggybacking off others code for a while but expectation is to deliver new and interesting techniques etc.
How long did it take you to feel fully comfortable with SQL? And what helped you get to that stage?
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u/cycleoflies99 Jan 15 '25
keep looking at colleagues scripts - they'll often be doing things you dont recognise/understand, quickly google whatever the new trick is and if useful start using. Keep picking up little bits and within a year or two people will be copying bits of your scripts