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List:       postgresql-general
Subject:    Re: The tragedy of SQL
From:       Bèrto ëd Sèra <berto.d.sera () gmail ! com>
Date:       2021-09-14 12:59:32
Message-ID: CAKwGa_9t=gamYppmAgtY1TpgCOxaw-Nu49p7cEC=bV3sNN9mrQ () mail ! gmail ! com
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> As a non-SQL expert who's used postgres since 1997 I've come to believe the
> basic issue is that SQL is based on sets, neither procedural or object
> oriented. Few people think in sets so they try to fit SQL into what they
> know rather than understand the how sets work.
>

Yes, that's 100% correct. As per the general discussion, it's not like WE
decide what language/tech will be used, or not. If a sufficient number of
customers begin to offer well paid jobs for <whatever>, we will see a huge
run to learn <whatever>, and that's about it. In the end we all work for
the money, and language X may be the eighth wonder of the entire galaxy,
but if it doesn't deliver well paid jobs, nobody will bother learning it.

my 5p.

Berto

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style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid \
rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex">As a non-SQL expert who&#39;s used postgres since \
1997 I&#39;ve come to believe the<br> basic issue is that SQL is based on sets, \
neither procedural or object<br> oriented. Few people think in sets so they try to \
fit SQL into what they<br> know rather than understand the how sets \
work.<br></blockquote><div><br>Yes, that&#39;s 100% correct. As per the general \
discussion, it&#39;s not like WE decide what language/tech will be used, or not. If a \
sufficient number of customers begin to offer well paid jobs for &lt;whatever&gt;, we \
will see a huge run to learn &lt;whatever&gt;, and that&#39;s about it. In the end we \
all work for the money, and language X may be the eighth  wonder of the entire \
galaxy, but if it doesn&#39;t deliver well paid jobs, nobody will bother learning \
it.<br><br>my 5p.<br><br>Berto</div></div></div>



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