Too bad normal people can't read the SQL standard without spending a huge amount of money. I just looked it up, and it looks like picking up all the ISO/IEC 907

Too bad normal people can't read the SQL standard without spending a huge amount of money. I just looked it up, and it looks like picking up all the ISO/IEC 9075 2016 specs would end up costing CHF1762 ($1819.09 in USD). Developers are also unable to become involved or voice their concerns in any meaningful way without spending an even larger amount of money to participate in their committees. Oh, and AFAIK all development happens behind closed doors, so good luck figuring out why certain design decisions were made.