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Don’t Force Everyone to Learn SQL #substack #shorts

21 Sept 2026 · 0 min

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Not everyone needs to learn SQL. Analysts using drag-and-drop tools might benefit from AI-assisted SQL, but finance professionals working in spreadsheets and FP&A tools don't need the data warehouse unless they're pulling data directly. Consider whether other methods can deliver what they need instead.

If you have a title of analyst and you've typically been in a drag-and-drop reporting tool, and now I'm saying, well, you gotta learn SQL, and AI makes it easier than ever to write SQL, that's different than me saying, random person in finance who works in the FP&A tool and in your own spreadsheets, come learn the warehouse, come use this tool. Like, why? The only reason they would learn it is to pull data from us. Is there a different way we can get them their data? So, I think you're— it's a holistic question of like, who are the people?