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SQL for Writing Data: DDL, DML, Transactions & Upserts

8 lessons

  1. 1. Write-Side SQL for Engineers
    1. Interactive tutorial1. CREATE TABLE: Types, Keys & Constraints12m
    2. Interactive tutorial2. INSERT: Single Rows, Bulk & INSERT..SELECT10m
    3. Interactive tutorial3. UPDATE & DELETE: The WHERE Discipline10m
    4. Project submission4. Lab: Build & Load stg_orders45m
    5. Interactive tutorial5. ALTER, DROP, TRUNCATE: Evolving Schemas8m
    6. Interactive tutorial6. Transactions: Atomic Loads12m
    7. Interactive tutorial7. MERGE & Upserts: Handling Replays12m
    8. Assignment8. Quiz: Write-Side SQL15m
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SQL for Writing Data: DDL, DML, Transactions & Upserts

8 lessons

  1. 1. Write-Side SQL for Engineers
    1. Interactive tutorial1. CREATE TABLE: Types, Keys & Constraints12m
    2. Interactive tutorial2. INSERT: Single Rows, Bulk & INSERT..SELECT10m
    3. Interactive tutorial3. UPDATE & DELETE: The WHERE Discipline10m
    4. Project submission4. Lab: Build & Load stg_orders45m
    5. Interactive tutorial5. ALTER, DROP, TRUNCATE: Evolving Schemas8m
    6. Interactive tutorial6. Transactions: Atomic Loads12m
    7. Interactive tutorial7. MERGE & Upserts: Handling Replays12m
    8. Assignment8. Quiz: Write-Side SQL15m

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Write-Side SQL for Engineers

DDL, INSERT, safe UPDATE/DELETE, schema evolution, transactions, and MERGE upserts — with a graded load lab.

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CREATE TABLE: Types, Keys & Constraints

Define pipeline tables with sane types and executing constraints.

12 minTutorial
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INSERT: Single Rows, Bulk & INSERT..SELECT

The three insert shapes; named columns; idempotent reloads.

10 minTutorial
Start

UPDATE & DELETE: The WHERE Discipline

SELECT-first ritual, soft deletes, batching large changes.

10 minTutorial
Start

Lab: Build & Load stg_orders

CREATE, load 2k rows, correct, and prove replay-safety.

45 minSubmission
Start

ALTER, DROP, TRUNCATE: Evolving Schemas

Additive-first evolution, re-runnable migrations, staging reloads.

8 minTutorial
Start

Transactions: Atomic Loads

All-or-nothing restatements; short transactions; engine differences.

12 minTutorial
Start

MERGE & Upserts: Handling Replays

Merge keys, ON CONFLICT vs MERGE, SCD-1 limits, replay test.

12 minTutorial
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Quiz: Write-Side SQL

8 scenario questions on DDL safety, write discipline, atomicity, and replays.

15 minAssignment
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