The RDBMS idea of using `insert`/`update`/`delete` to replace DDL is really interesting - it seems like a natural simplification of SQL. Maybe this is a case wh

The RDBMS idea of using `insert`/`update`/`delete` to replace DDL is really interesting - it seems like a natural simplification of SQL. Maybe this is a case where the standardization of SQL has actually worked against such innovations? Or are there sound architectural reasons why creating a schema shouldn't be just `insert into meta.(schemas|tables|columns) …`? It would enormously simplify the amount of syntax to remember, at the cost of having to know the relevant meta-schema.