[bradford]

I used SQL in various implementations for about 15 years. I didn't find much fault in it until I started using KQL (the language which seems to have inspired Pql).

The difference in enjoyability is stark: I truly hate SQL now.

More robust criticism is provided here (https://carlineng.com/?postid=sql-critique#blog). The quote I usually drag out is from Chris Date, who helped pioneer relational DBs:

"At the same time, I have to say too that we didn’t realize how truly awful SQL was or would turn out to be (note that it’s much worse now than it was then, though it was pretty bad right from the outset)."

https://www.red-gate.com/simple-talk/opinion/opinion-pieces/...

[ttfkam]

    For example, why not allow the following expression as a legal statement:

    tablename;

FYI, in Postgres you can write

    TABLE tablename;