SQL is So Overrated

SQL is So Overrated

You can SELECT

But it’s really project

You start from SELECT

But really ought to FROM

Many direction to JOIN

RIGHT, LEFT and LATERAL

That’s not the end of JOIN

INNER, OUTER and FULL.

SQL isn’t so relational

So says C.J. Date

Hive, Imapa, Drill and Spark

Never ending SQL projects

SQL on scalars, vectors and objects

Is it relational or is it hierachical?

Is it rigid or is it flexible?

Why is it so popular even at 50 years?

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