Getting Started SQL stands for “structured query language”. It is the language used to communicate with a database. If you don’t know much about databases, I recommend reading the I Know Nothing About Databases article first. SQL has two pronunciations: you can either spell it out, “S-Q-L”, or you can say “sequel”, like a follow-up […]
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I Know Nothing About Databases
Overview Databases are rather simple. In this article, we will compare them to folders and files within a computer. To be more specific, we’ll talk about folders and Excel files. At a high level, the hierarchy from largest to smallest goes: server, database, schema, table, records/rows, values. A computer is setup similarly: computer/machine, folders, Excel […]
My First IT Job Interview for a Developer Role
This should be a short article. If you read the preceding post about how I decided to get into programming and all of the prep work I did, you’d know I’m about to hit a grand slam at this interview. The result should be a foregone conclusion, but since you’re here, I’m guessing you’re interested […]
Hello World! Welcome to CodingCris.com!
When I first started programming, my girlfriend says it looked like I was depressed. All I would do is go to work, read, workout, read, go home, read, go to bed, and then do it all over again. (side note: unbeknownst to me, I think all the ingredients in the pre-workout drinks I would take […]