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by pradocchia 6049 days ago
No argument there (ðere?), SQL is an unfortunate language.
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cturner 6048 days ago
Do you have any thoughts about why there has been no challenge to the SQL syntax? We can easily imagine notations based on relational algebra and relational calculus emerging that could be interpreted at the same levels of an RDBMS as SQL, yet I've not seen anyone attempt it. A good PhD topic for someone?
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encoderer 6048 days ago
SQL was designed to make data accessible to non-programmers. That's why it lacks more advanced/obscure syntax.

And the reason why it's stuck is the same story that you can tell over and over about standards.

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shaunxcode 6048 days ago
APL? (seriously)
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