Get ready for development

To unlock the magic of Looker, data experts at each organization describe their data in a lightweight modeling language called LookML. LookML tells Looker how to query data so everyone in the organization can create reports and dashboards without needing to understand the behind-the-scenes details. This page outlines the documentation on preparing to write LookML.

Development basics

The following documentation pages help you understand the basics of developing in Looker:

SQL in Looker

The following documentation pages help you understand how to use SQL with Looker:

Creating and editing projects

The following documentation pages help you understand how to create and edit projects with Looker:

Git and version control

The following documentation pages help you understand how to set up and configure version control for Looker developers:

Setting up a database connection

The following documentation pages help you understand how to connect to a database that can be used for LookML modeling:

Looker Marketplace

Using the Looker Marketplace — Use the Looker Marketplace to install, deploy, and manage pre-built Looker applications, models, Looker-managed databases for popular data sources, and visualization types.