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I think there's a fair caveat here:

In a context free situation, sure, just learn SQL. It's the workhorse, and you'll definitely use it.

If you have to start somewhere, start there.

...buuuut, obviously look at job ads.

If all the junior jobs say "experience with SnowPanda" or "Working knowledge of FancyCloudPlatform" or whatever the name of the latest hotness is, you'd be daft not to invest some time and effort into whatever everyone is actually asking for to.

You don't need someone to tell you what those things are; literally look at the bullet points on job ads... but don't ignore them.



This also works when reviewing resumes. If you see enough candidates list xyz as a skill, then it's probably worth looking into.




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