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Can't agree more. SQL is the one skill that I continue to use across a 15-year span while many others have come and gone - SAS, SPSS, Clementine and name-your-l
by roystonvassey 8y ago
Can't agree more. SQL is the one skill that I continue to use across a 15-year span while many others have come and gone - SAS, SPSS, Clementine and name-your-latest-plug-and-play-analytics platform.
It is a skill with the highest bang for buck and is a great way to introduce non-programmers to a basic querying language. It is intuitive, easy-to-read and unbelievably versatile.
- bonesss 8y agoAs an app developer & architect I'm continually surprised by how often I bump into other techs on projects where BIG EFFORT is being put into all kinds of crazy ORM shenanigans, or subsystem development, or integration because people didn't understand how the underlying database platform could be managed through SQL or how the underlying data could be manipulated through SQL. Developing an data-driven app without understanding how your data-management solution works is like using just one rollerskate. Sure, you can get places, but...