| From: | Michael Nolan <htfoot(at)gmail(dot)com> |
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| To: | FWS Neil <neil(at)fairwindsoft(dot)com> |
| Cc: | Merlin Moncure <mmoncure(at)gmail(dot)com>, Rob Sargent <robjsargent(at)gmail(dot)com>, "pgsql-generallists(dot)postgresql(dot)org" <pgsql-general(at)lists(dot)postgresql(dot)org> |
| Subject: | Re: The tragedy of SQL |
| Date: | 2021-09-16 00:47:55 |
| Message-ID: | CAOzAquKm_s4uTUtJfkHoykGsozV=MeFEQPCZGJ=DpmXnpNLh2w@mail.gmail.com |
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On Wed, Sep 15, 2021 at 7:31 PM FWS Neil <neil(at)fairwindsoft(dot)com> wrote:
>
> Programmers create a dozens of new languages every 10 years or so. Only a
> few have stood the test of time. SQL is one of those. For all its faults,
> it still is amazingly powerful.
>
> Neil
> www.fairwindsoft.com
>
>
Dennis Ritchie was giving a speech at a conference some years ago, and he
said that if he had known C was going to be so popular, he would have
designed it better.
--
Mike Nolan
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