> Once you do that, it becomes clear why SELECT first won out originally: legibility and troubleshooting. Also, tools can trivially tell DQL from DML by the fi

> Once you do that, it becomes clear why SELECT first won out originally: legibility and troubleshooting. Also, tools can trivially tell DQL from DML by the first word they encounter, barring data-modifying functions (o great heavens, no!).