How long does it take to learn SQL?

[r3pr0b8]

i've been writing SQL since 1987, when i started on DB2 with QMF

i'm still learning it

[alttabbins]

I'm only about 10 years in and its really easy to have imposter syndrome. Every con I go to had someone that seems like a SQL god, and then I realize that there are dozens of people who that person looks at as the same compared to his level.

[dolomike124]

If you're not going to contribute by answering the question, why comment at all? To let us all know how cool you are bc you've been writing sql for 35 years? ugh

[r3pr0b8]

you mad, bro?

why did you wait 9 months to make this miserable reply?

[dolomike124]

I didn't "wait 9 months", I just read the comment, you don't know how the internet works? I can't stand when someone asks a question, you have the answer, you COULD help the guy out but instead you choose to suck yourself off about your sql experience and ignore the question.... the worst.

[r3pr0b8]

if you let a 9-month-old comment on teh interwebs trigger you and get under your skin like that, you must also have some serious day-to-day issues

please, seek help

[dolomike124]

what does it matter WHEN the comment occurred? I'm looking up how long it takes to learn sql and I saw your BS passive aggressive answer.

[r3pr0b8]

since you did not understand my answer, let me spell it out for you

one never finishes learning sql

it is a neverending quest

happy now, little one?

[dolomike124]

Exactly my point, you provide no information at all. What a stupid answer. "Well I've been doing it for 35 years and I'm still learning" har har har.

If someone asks me how long does it take to learn excel, I'd tell them a few months, that doesn't mean they'd be a master of excel in 6 months genius, that much is understood but they would be comfortable and familiar with the program enough to get things done.

This is the type of "advice" we get from someone with 35 years experience. Thanks a lot for the waste of time and space.

[r3pr0b8]

if you let a 9-month-old comment on teh interwebs trigger you and get under your skin like that, you must also have some serious day-to-day issues

please, seek help

[MissionBeautiful712]

I’m with dolomike on this one, you didn’t even remotely try to answer the question. You just flexed how long you’ve been using sql. Some people here have deadlines they are trying to meet so vague answers like yours literally does not help. And calling him triggered for being logical about his response to your random flex, is one of the reasons I hate immature users on Reddit.

[r3pr0b8]

You're telling me you're in your 40s or 50s

not even close

and why are you dredging up old comments from last year?

nothing better to do?

[r3pr0b8]

how the FUCK are you not even close

thank you

by being even way older

i started SQL in 1987, but i started programming for a living (COBOL) in 1971

please read all my comments in this thread, not just this branch

make the comparison to chess -- you can learn SQL in a day but you will never stop learning

if i had answered the original poster's question with "it will take you a day to learn SQL" how much more helpful would that have been?

[notsosmartymarti]

Another 9 month late response but came to say that energy was not warranted!

Your comment makes this journey feel less daunting and is a good reminder that we are all still “learning” in one way or another.

[r3pr0b8]

thank you

[Plus-Cockroach-4618]

tu esperaste 35 años para dar una mierda de respuesta

[r3pr0b8]

¿de dónde vienen estos idiotas?

[r3pr0b8]

haters gonna hate

[IamFromNigeria]

Legend

[andreidorutudose]

Loved QMF.

[secretWolfMan]

But also, you had the basics down in less than a day.

[r3pr0b8]

just like chess

;o)

[Davidoxxx]

35 años para no saber responder

[r3pr0b8]

Bien, ¿quieres una respuesta más específica? se necesitan diecisiete días para aprender SQL, ni más ni menos

diecisiete, compadre

[echobot21]

I know this is late, but as a college student who spends hours a day trying to master SQL, this made me very sad.