Itzik Ben-gan T-sql Fundamentals

Study Plan: T-SQL Fundamentals (based on Itzik Ben‑Gan's approach)

Week 5 — Set operators, derived tables, CTEs, and recursion

Strengths (Why This Book Is Recommended)

Furthermore, the rise of Azure Synapse and Fabric does not diminish T-SQL’s value—it amplifies it. Cloud data platforms require you to write optimized, efficient queries because you pay for compute time. Itzik’s principles of set-based logic and window functions are directly transferable to Spark SQL, PostgreSQL, and Snowflake. itzik ben-gan t-sql fundamentals

• Variables (local, table variables)
• Temporary tables (#local, ##global)
• Derived tables (inline subqueries in FROM)
• Common Table Expressions (CTEs) – recursive and non-recursive
• Table-valued constructors (VALUES clause)