One branch that was super-popular in the day was the dbase family (I work in FoxPro, it was THE dream). Working in Fox dispel many of the weird limitations of

One branch that was super-popular in the day was the dbase family (I work in FoxPro, it was THE dream). Working in Fox dispel many of the weird limitations of sql (and BTW, you can use SQL on Fox alike linq, is first-class). The #1? You can build ALL using the relational model. After MS kill Fox my career can be summarized as: Trying N workarounds because I don't have Fox anymore. Other langs (python, delphi, f#, rust) capture a little of the magic or make the workaround bearable, but none is as productive.