[strbean]

I'm so glad this sentiment is being spread more. So tired of explaining that when I complain about SQL I *emphatically do not mean relational databases in general*, only to have everyone counter with "but relational stuff is good!"

[fifilura]

Your argument seems a bit childish to me. Like you never really cared to learn the tool.

SQL is relational algebra. Sure you can write it some other way. Lots of projects tried, none succeeded. Wonder why is that?

End of the day - if you just learn the syntax, the hard part will be in the logic. As it should be.

[strbean]

I can't tell if you are being sarcastic or not.

In case you aren't: I didn't state my argument at all. Unless you dug through my comment history to find my complaints. This is precisely the kind of nonsense you get in response to even stating that you dislike the language.

> SQL is relational algebra. Sure you can write it some other way.

The same applies to general purpose programming languages, yet they have improved immensely since COBOL.

> Lots of projects tried, none succeeded. Wonder why is that?

Because of inertia, the mixed userbase of SQL, and ORMs and things like LINQ. The fact that most projects avoid direct use of SQL when possible is telling enough on its own.