Db — Pro & Ultimate

Don't just read about DBs. Install PostgreSQL locally ( brew install postgresql on Mac, or apt-get on Linux). Open psql . Create a table. Insert a row. Run a SELECT statement. You will never understand the magic of the DB until you talk to it directly.

To speak intelligently about DBs, you need to know the jargon: Don't just read about DBs

The software that interacts with end-users, applications, and the database itself to capture and analyze the data is known as a . When people speak of a "database," they are usually referring to the combination of the data and the DBMS. Don't just read about DBs