Take an SQL coding course for less than $50 and ignite your career

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By Team CommerceMashable Deals2018-12-21 10:00:00 UTC

The past existence of a universal spoken human language has been essentially hypothetical: scientists haven’t been able to prove much beyond grammar and sound patterns shared among different dialects. But over in the realm of programming, it’s a slightly different story.

Structured Query Language, or SQL (pronounced “ess-cue-ell,” not “sequel”), has long been considered the universal language as far as data management goes. It’s used in databases to organize, update, and manipulate information declaratively, meaning it interacts with data to achieve your desired results without needing specific directions on how to reach said results. (To quote Martin Novák of Frontend Weekly: When you use SQL for data management, “You are saying what without adding how.”) 

This declarative functionality makes it easy and straightforward to manage even the most massive datasets.

SQL dates back to the 1970s, according to Business News Daily (BND), when it was first used in a project by a pair of IBM researchers. Made public in 1979, SQL has since been crowned the standard language in relational database communication by the American National Standards Institute.

But hundreds of programming languages out there, why does this 50-something-year-old one stand out?

It’s SQL’s versatility — its ability to work with databases of all kinds, no matter their size — that’s made it hugely important for major companies including Spotify, Instagram, Dropbox, Airbnb, Uber, and Microsoft. In turn, it’s become a highly desirable technical skill for job candidates. According to one data scientist’s analysis of the job site Indeed.com, it’s in higher demand than any other data job skills, including Python, Hadoop, and R. 

So now that you know why you should learn SQL, here are two affordable means to the “how”:

With more than 60 hours of training across 548 lessons, this bundle is among the most comprehensive online educations on SQL. Included are the following nine classes:

1. A SQL Server, ASP.NET, CSS, C# & jQuery Course, in which you’ll learn how to use Microsoft Visual Studio to build software programs and construct a dashboard system powered by SQL, C#, AJAX, CSS, HTML, and jQuery;

2. SQL Database for Beginners, a workshop on creating and developing SQL databases and database relationships;

3. SQL Tutorial: Learn SQL with MySQL Database, in which you’ll explore the design and functions of database systems such as MySQL and PostgreSQL;

4. From 0 To 1: Heavy Lifting with SQL & Databases, a 14-hour training session on SQL topics like joins and aggregate operators, and their use in large datasets; 

5. Learn Beginner PHP & MySQL the Easy Way, a 12-hour class on the fundamentals of MySQL and PHP and the various ways to manage web application databases;

6. An Introduction to MySQL Database Development, a set of 20 lessons on MySQL that take a “how-to” approach;

7. SQL for Marketers, in which you’ll discover how to understand customer behavior using technical SQL data analysis; 

8. SQL Database MasterClass: Go from Pupil to Master, a six-hour training session that provides hands-on experience with database design techniques; and

9. Complete WAMP & MySQL Course, which shows you how to create a functioning database for gigantic datasets using SQL and the Web stack for Windows operating system (WAMP). 

A $408 value, lifetime access to the Ultimate SQL Bootcamp just went on sale in the Mashable Shop for the heavily discounted price of just $49 — a savings of 87%.

Need a more concise crash-course in SQL? We’ve got just the ticket in the form of this 18-and-a-half-hour bundle that’s divided into three parts:

1. Master the Fundamentals of SQL with Python, an essential tutorial on using Python in conjunction with SQL for rapid development and automation of data systems; 

2. MySQL: Become a Database Engineer, a three-hour look at database basics and how MySQL servers can be used to manage data; and

3. Complete SQL Database Training Course, which goes over beginner and intermediate SQL commands.

Normally $597, lifetime access to the SQL Database Starter Bundle is currently on sale for the impressive price of $29 — a savings of 95%.