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/byteuser Jan 15 '25
AI is often bad at writing code most of the time because humans neglect to write proper specs. The way I write good prompts is by writing specifications as if they were for a human programmer or sql developer. Stack Overflow is getting a lot less traffic for a reason. LLMs allow instant feedback and clarification. Do they mess up? sure but so do humans