--- title: "PRAVIN M (@pravinm) | Hashnode" description: "Aspiring Data Engineer | Learning in Public 馃殌. Read the latest articles by PRAVIN M on Hashnode." url: "https://hashnode.com/@pravinm" --- @pravinm # PRAVIN M @pravinm 路 Chennai, TamilNadu 路 Joined June 2023 Aspiring Data Engineer | Learning in Public 馃殌 ### [SQL ORDER BY Explained: Make Your Query Results Meaningful](https://pravinm.hashnode.dev/sql-order-by-explained-make-your-query-results-meaningful?utm_source=hashnode&utm_medium=feed) Imagine you search for a product on an e-commerce website. Would you want the products to appear in a random order? Probably not. You'd expect to sort them by: Price: Low to High Price: High to Low 6 min read 路 [pravinm.hashnode.dev](https://pravinm.hashnode.dev/sql-order-by-explained-make-your-query-results-meaningful?utm_source=hashnode&utm_medium=feed) [Jul 14](https://hashnode.com/posts/sql-order-by-explained-make-your-query-results-meaningful/6a5671d0ff152addd6438f33) ### [SQL SELECT Statement Explained: Your First Step to Querying Data](https://pravinm.hashnode.dev/sql-select-statement-explained-your-first-step-to-querying-data?utm_source=hashnode&utm_medium=feed) If you're beginning your SQL journey, the SELECT statement is the very first command you should master. Almost every SQL query you write will involve SELECT because it is used to retrieve data from a 7 min read 路 [pravinm.hashnode.dev](https://pravinm.hashnode.dev/sql-select-statement-explained-your-first-step-to-querying-data?utm_source=hashnode&utm_medium=feed) [Jul 14](https://hashnode.com/posts/sql-select-statement-explained-your-first-step-to-querying-data/6a566a8667c4eabd0215dc93) ### [What is SQL? Understanding SQL Basics, DDL, DML, DCL, Tables, Rows & Columns](https://pravinm.hashnode.dev/what-is-sql-understanding-sql-basics-ddl-dml-dcl-tables-rows-columns?utm_source=hashnode&utm_medium=feed) What is SQL? SQL stands for Structured Query Language. It is the standard language used to communicate with relational databases. Using SQL, we can: Create databases Create tables Insert records R 2 min read 路 [pravinm.hashnode.dev](https://pravinm.hashnode.dev/what-is-sql-understanding-sql-basics-ddl-dml-dcl-tables-rows-columns?utm_source=hashnode&utm_medium=feed) [Jul 12](https://hashnode.com/posts/what-is-sql-understanding-sql-basics-ddl-dml-dcl-tables-rows-columns/6a53b9ae3c6836cd499e2399) ### [Introduction to SQL and Databases: My First Step into Data Management](https://pravinm.hashnode.dev/introduction-to-sql-and-databases-my-first-step-into-data-management?utm_source=hashnode&utm_medium=feed) Have you ever wondered how apps like Instagram, Amazon, Swiggy, Netflix, or your banking application store millions of user records and retrieve them within seconds? The answer is Databases and SQL (S 4 min read 路 [pravinm.hashnode.dev](https://pravinm.hashnode.dev/introduction-to-sql-and-databases-my-first-step-into-data-management?utm_source=hashnode&utm_medium=feed) [Jul 12](https://hashnode.com/posts/introduction-to-sql-and-databases-my-first-step-into-data-management/6a5360c18bb3e269415a0b60)