Terms of Service

Last updated: December 2024

// TL;DR

This book is for learning and entertainment. We're not liable if your production database catches fire. We're good people doing good things. Don't be a jerk with our content.

1. What This Is

"What the SQL!" is an educational book about SQL and database concepts. It's designed to help developers improve their skills and maybe laugh a little along the way.

2. No Guarantees

This book is provided as-is for educational and entertainment purposes. We make no promises that:

You'll become a SQL wizard overnight
Your queries will never time out again
Your DBA will finally respect you
Any specific career or financial outcome will result from reading this

-- Best effort. Your mileage may vary.

3. Limitation of Liability

To the maximum extent permitted by law, we are not liable for any damages arising from:

Use or inability to use this book or its content
Any DELETE statements you run without WHERE clauses
Production incidents at 3 AM
Decisions made based on this book's content
Any other direct, indirect, incidental, or consequential damages

You're responsible for your own databases. Always test in staging first.

4. Intellectual Property

The content, code examples, bad jokes, and SQL poetry in this book are our intellectual property. You may:

Use code examples in your own projects
Quote small sections with attribution
Tell your coworkers about the cool thing you learned

You may not:

Redistribute the book itself
Claim you wrote our jokes (they're not that good anyway)
Use our content for commercial training without permission

5. Your Conduct

Don't use anything from this book to:

Harm others or their systems
Do anything illegal
Be a jerk

6. Changes

We may update these terms occasionally. If we do, we'll update the date at the top. Continued use means you accept the new terms.

7. Contact

Questions? Reach out at @ddrscott or through the blog.