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Version Controlling SQL & Notebooks

Part of the Data Analyst Roadmap

In short

Keeping a history of your analysis scripts so you can see what changed, revert mistakes, and collaborate without emailing files back and forth labeled 'final_v3'.

How to learn this

  1. 1Set up a repository specifically for your SQL queries or notebooks going forward.
  2. 2Learn why notebooks with outputs saved can bloat a Git repo, and how to manage that.
  3. 3Practice reverting a file to a previous version using Git history.

More topics at this stop

Git & GitHub Basics for AnalystsWorking in a Team Data WorkflowDocumentation Best PracticesIntro to Cloud Data Warehouses (BigQuery, Snowflake, Redshift)Scheduling & Automating ReportsData Governance & Privacy Basics

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