MySQL for Developers is a free 64 lesson video course that we created for developers who want to strengthen their MySQL and database skills in a way that’s relevant to their everyday work: application development.

Hey PH! Thanks @mscccc for hunting this! I'm so so thrilled to release MySQL for Developers today! 🎉🎉 This is a completely free video course to teach you everything that you, as an application developer, need to know about MySQL. The course is just over 7 hours long, split into 64 videos, across 4 different sections: • Schema - how to build efficient and effective tables • Indexes - how indexes work and how to use them well • Queries - how to query your data in the most efficient way • Examples - real world examples application developers would face As a full-stack developer myself, I was always frustrated by the lack of resources for the database layer. There were lots of good books, but they were extremely technical and covered lots of topics I didn't care about. The MySQL docs are actually amazing, but again, way too in-depth for what I wanted to learn! I've spent the past 18 months studying, reading all of those books, printing out the MySQL documentation so I can read it all on paper, and recording and editing this course! For the past four months, this has literally been my full-time job. If you're a full-stack or backend developer that feels pretty comfortable using your ORM or framework, maybe know some SQL, but wouldn't consider yourself a database expert at all: this course is specifically designed for you. We don't cover any aspects of hosting or running a MySQL database, but instead focus on becoming an expert _user_ of MySQL so you can build performant applications without the database being an unapproachable black-box. I hope you enjoy it and I hope it helps you feel more confident as you build out your applications! Please let me know what you think, and thank you for all of your support today!

@mscccc @aarondfrancis the quality of this looks amazing: the videos, the website, the content, and the structure. 💯 Well done!

Thanks @mijustin! We're lucky to have such an incredible team

I've been watching Aaron build this course over the past several months. The level of detail and care he's put into this is incredible. It's a huge resource for any developers working on getting better with databases. Most database courses are suited more for DBA's and infrastructure engineers. This one is focused on what you need to do to build and ship your product. Also it's free!

@mscccc Thanks Mike, that means a lot to me.

This man was literally reading printed-on-paper MySQL docs on the beach. Who else would you rather learn about databases from?

@jasonlbeggs When you put it this way, he sounds very very cool

@aarondfrancis worthy of teaching us about databases - yes. Cool is pushing it...

This SQL developer tool offers a solid set of features for writing queries, managing databases, and visualizing data. It supports multiple database systems and helps streamline development tasks. The interface can be a bit clunky at times, and performance may lag with large datasets, but overall it's a dependable tool for database professionals.

Great free DB for my project

I created my account here just to tell everyone to go follow this course. That's how awesome it is. I thought I knew MySQL. Guess what. I didn't really. There are so many big and small takeaways to get from this course, it's a must for every developer to watch this. Thanks!

Great free DB for my project

MySQL for Developers

Learn MySQL with 64 videos for application developers

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