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While this is a very interesting exercise, I see this kind of wild optimism as when the compilers were introduced or "5th generation computer languages" or any
by fromeroj 4y ago
While this is a very interesting exercise, I see this kind of wild optimism as when the compilers were introduced or "5th generation computer languages" or any other advance in that area, its touted as: "you can just tell the computer what you want in a simple, natural way, and it won't need programmers any longer" while any of those is a significatively improvement, it is very far from the dream.
- fooker 4y ago>it is very far from the dream. SQL is the great success story of that generation. Writing database query and management code in an imperative language is a nightmare.
- LunaSea 4y agoI don't completely agree. Yes, SQL is a great success but no, the declarativeness was not enough and we end up generating SQL through ORMs, query builders, templating, etc
- fooker 4y agoI agree that there should have been more innovation on thosd aspects of query languages! It's a little bit tricky because there aren't much low hanging fruits for academics to write good papers about, so this innovation is up to programmers who want to improve their quality of life when dealing with databases.