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Dev tools · August 10, 2015

SQL FOR ZOMBIES

Entertaining way to learn SQL

SQL FOR ZOMBIES launched on August 10, 2015 with 75 votes, #721 of 3,588 launches that month and more than 50% of that year's launches. The site was still online in September 2026, 11 years on.

What it does

The world is full boring, dry, programming books. SQL For Zombies turns this idea on its head, with an entertaining story and take on learning SQL.Structured Query Learning (or SQL) is a programming language used to communicate with databases. Who uses SQL? Google, Facebook, Wordpress, and almost any Content Management System (the power behind every blog!) The applications of SQL are endless.But t

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