I never ended up taking those database electives at uni In practice though, SQL just seems like a lower-barrier to entry lingua franca than C (for its use) Un

I never ended up taking those database electives at uni In practice though, SQL just seems like a lower-barrier to entry lingua franca than C (for its use) Unless it’s absolutely essential to your performance -like GIS or data-driven stuff (at which point you might be looking beyond SQL) - I don’t really see it as a highly specialised niche skill I think most people see it (perhaps rightfully) as a commonly understood but seldom directly used paradigm in isolation Picking up an ORM is comparatively child’s play but not understanding the basic concepts of SQL is an uphill battle for even the simplest CRUD applications, even if SQL isn’t used Lingua francas such as C/SQL/HTTP in computing are perhaps even more important as paradigms of thought rather than tools to be used Especially as we seem to year on year move higher up the tech stack for the foundations to greenfield projects