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I agree that DSLs can work for non-devs, and Excel is a good example of this. SQL though, I'm less convinced about - while I've known business people to use it
by GordonS 7y ago
I agree that DSLs can work for non-devs, and Excel is a good example of this.
SQL though, I'm less convinced about - while I've known business people to use it for basic queries, many devs struggle with anything more complex.
- liability 7y agoThat many professional developers are worse at SQL than professional non-developers is an indictment of those developers, not SQL.
- falcor84 7y agoI would argue that SQL is an excellent language and the only issue is with the actual inherent complexity of what goes on behind the scenes. Writing the equivalent of even a modestly complex SQL query in any other language is much more tedious and error prone.