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> Different permutations of identical queries causes slow downs or speed ups for no apparent reason in SQL. EXPLAIN does a very good job of explaining why one
by JustSomeNobody 8y ago
> Different permutations of identical queries causes slow downs or speed ups for no apparent reason in SQL.
EXPLAIN does a very good job of explaining why one query is faster than another.
> SQL is a leaky abstraction that has created a whole generation of SQL admins or people who memorize a bunch of SQL hacks rather than understand algorithms.
This just smacks of sound bite material.
- tabtab 8y agoTo misquote Winston Churchill, SQL is the worst data approach except for all others. As far as query languages, I'd like to see more language competition. I imagine it would take a decade or two to be competitive with SQL, which has a big head start. (I'm partial to SMEQL myself.)