[sgarland]

So horrible that it’s been the standard for 50+ years.

The relational model is great. Embrace it, because it isn’t going anywhere.

[jampekka]

Relational model is good, SQL is not. They are not the same thing.

[sgarland]

Short of academic languages like D, nothing faithfully implements the relational model. Some compromises are necessary to make it useful for practical applications, hence SQL.

[eru]

Have you looked at Datalog recently?

SQL has other warts, apart from not being completely relational.