{"id":87623,"date":"2020-07-20T13:37:50","date_gmt":"2020-07-20T13:37:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.red-gate.com\/simple-talk\/?p=87623"},"modified":"2026-09-07T11:50:48","modified_gmt":"2026-09-07T11:50:48","slug":"learn-t-sql-free-guide-book-sql-server","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.red-gate.com\/simple-talk\/databases\/sql-server\/learn-t-sql-free-guide-book-sql-server\/","title":{"rendered":"Learn T-SQL: a free guidebook to SQL Server programming"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

If you’re new to SQL Server and want a clear, structured way into T-SQL, this free book by Gregory A. Larsen takes you from your first SELECT<\/code> statement through joins, sorting, grouping, and the INSERT<\/code>, UPDATE<\/code>, and DELETE<\/code> statements you’ll use every day. <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Written for beginners but thorough enough to fill in gaps for anyone who picked up T-SQL on the job rather than from a course.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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This book is still accurate in 2026<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The T-SQL fundamentals in this book \u2014 SELECT<\/code>, JOIN<\/code>, WHERE<\/code>, GROUP BY<\/code>, ORDER BY<\/code>, and the core INSERT<\/code>\/UPDATE<\/code>\/DELETE<\/code> statements \u2014 work exactly the same way in SQL Server 2025 and Azure SQL as they did when this book was written.<\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div> \n\n\n

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Free eBook download (PDF):<\/b> Download here<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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