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SQL is the most powerful query language ever invented No, its Datalog. Joking aside, they are equally powerful but one could argue about explicit vs implicit j
by Scarbutt 8y ago
SQL is the most powerful query language ever invented
No, its Datalog. Joking aside, they are equally powerful but one could argue about explicit vs implicit joins.
- busterarm 8y agoWhile I agree with you, I met a friend of a friend in Denmark who works for PDC who makes the claim that, outside of them, there's only one other respectably-sized company on the planet that is actively keeping Prolog alive. If I'm going to bet my career on one or the other, it'd be SQL. Slight aside, I think there are good lessons to be learned from LINQ still.
- hardwaresofton 8y agoNo idea why this is getting downvoted, people must really dislike Datalog. A recent up-and-coming software tool is the Open Policy Agent[0] and it uses Datalog -- though it's a custom implementation. This comment felt familiar so I went back and looked and it's come up on HN before[1]. [0]: https://www.openpolicyagent.org/ https://www.openpolicyagent.org/ [1]: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=18156144 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=18156144