[refset]

> Datalog has great compositionality, which is one of SQL's big weaknesses

There's a good write-up on this aspect (amongst others) here: https://www.scattered-thoughts.net/writing/against-sql/

> recursive queries are completely natural in Datalog, whereas in SQL they are bolted on with recursive common table expressions

And similarly: https://github.com/frankmcsherry/blog/blob/master/posts/2022...

[felixyz]

Of all the anti-SQL screeds out there, this is my favorite as well. And Frank McSherry... well, everything he writes is gold.