SQL Foundations #2: Reading a Query Without Running It

Day 2 of SQL Foundations Reframed. The skill LLMs amplify, not replace: reading queries critically. Today: the logical execution order of SQL, the three questions to ask of any unfamiliar query, and three LLM-style queries against Lagos Logistics that we predict before running. — THE FULL SERIES — #1 What SQL Actually Is #2 Reading a Query Without Running It (you are here) #3 SELECT, WHERE, and the Order That Surprises You #4 Joins, Revisited #5 GROUP BY and the Grain Question #6 Window Functions Without the Fear #7 CTEs and Subqueries (And When Each Wins) #8 NULL Logic and the Trap That Catches Everyone #9 Reading EXPLAIN (Performance Intuition) #10 Validation in SQL (Capstone) Playlist:    • SQL Foundations #1: What SQL Actually Is (...   — ABOUT — Breakfast with Data is a daily one-hour data education program. Python, SQL, Databricks, data governance, and the reasoning skills that make practitioners genuinely good at their work. Hosted by Ola.