ELI5 how are join statements semantically structured?

There are some folks just starting out to SQL Server, maybe they come from another flavor of database or perhaps they have no history with SQL at all. The terminology we use to talk about the work we do can get a little confusing, and I was lost when I began learning about schema structures. This is my “Explain it like I’m five – on how join statements are semantically structured.”. This is geared to new users who are in the first 1-6 months of learning SQL Server. Continue reading “ELI5 how are join statements semantically structured?”