Skill

Databases & ORMs

Persist data with SQL. An ORM is a tool, not a substitute for understanding queries.

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Do these first

SQL fundamentals

What you will be able to do

Model tables and foreign keys
Run a migration
Write a query you could also write in SQL

Curated resources

Start with the pick, then branch out

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Official docs

LearnPath pickdocumentationintermediate

Drizzle ORM — Get Started

Drizzle40 min

Lightweight ORM used by LearnPath itself.

Score 88

Open

4hBest for beginners

Alternativeyoutube coursebeginner

SQL — full course

freeCodeCamp / Mike Dane4h

Pause and run every query in the LearnPath SQL playground.

Score 90

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28 minFastest path

Quick pathyoutube videointermediate

Redis Crash Course

Web Dev Simplified28 min

Twenty-eight minutes that cover what Redis is good for, the core data types and the caching patterns that actually show up in production — with clear distinctions about when not to use it.

Score 75

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Official docs

Official docsdocumentationintermediate

SQLite language documentation

SQLite1h 30m

Dialect used by the in-browser playground.

Score 92

Open

5h 55mLearnPath pick

More curatedyoutube courseintermediate

Relational Database Design – Full Course

freeCodeCamp.org5h 55m

Six hours on relational design — entities, keys, relationships, normal forms, constraints — taught with diagrams and then implemented. The resource that prevents the schema mistakes most developers make on their first real project.

Score 88

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1h 23m

More curatedyoutube coursebeginner

MongoDB Zero to Hero in 83 Minutes | Complete course with Realtime Projects

Abhishek.Veeramalla1h 23m

Eighty-three minutes, published 2026, covering documents, queries, the aggregation pipeline and wiring Mongo into a small application with a real project. Current enough to reflect MongoDB 8-era drivers.

Score 84

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4h 20m

More curatedyoutube coursebeginner

Learn PostgreSQL Tutorial - Full Course for Beginners

freeCodeCamp.org4h 20m

The longer 2019 course — four hours and twenty minutes — with more time on joins, indexing and administration than the 2023 version. Still accurate because Postgres' core semantics have not changed.

Score 82

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29 min

Learn Database Normalization - 1NF, 2NF, 3NF, 4NF, 5NF

Decomplexify29 min

Twenty-nine minutes that finally make 1NF through 5NF click, using worked transformations of the same table rather than abstract rules. Ideal as a refresher before a design review.

Score 81

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