--- title: Don't Skip SQL for Spark and Python | daily.dev description: An opinion piece argues that engineers entering data or big data projects often skip learning SQL in favor of trendier tools like Spark and Python, mistakenly... canonical: https://daily.dev/posts/don-t-skip-sql-for-spark-and-python-ibeqquao0 twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:site: @dailydotdev og:type: website og:site_name: daily.dev og:title: Don't Skip SQL for Spark and Python | daily.dev og:description: An opinion piece argues that engineers entering data or big data projects often skip learning SQL in favor of trendier tools like Spark and Python, mistakenly... og:url: https://daily.dev/posts/don-t-skip-sql-for-spark-and-python-ibeqquao0 og:image: https://api.daily.dev/og/posts/IbeqQuaO0.png og:image:alt: Don't Skip SQL for Spark and Python og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 630 og:locale: en --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://daily.dev/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # Don't Skip SQL for Spark and Python **[Data with Baraa](https://daily.dev/sources/datawithbaraa)** · 1 min read · 0 upvotes · 0 comments ## Summary An opinion piece argues that engineers entering data or big data projects often skip learning SQL in favor of trendier tools like Spark and Python, mistakenly believing SQL is outdated. The author contends that in real company projects, a large portion of daily work still relies on SQL, making it an essential, non-negotiable skill regardless of how exciting distributed computing or Python-based tooling may seem. ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. 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