Knowing SQL isn't being a "mega super genius" or "way talented". SQL is flawed, but being hard to learn is not among its flaws. It's designed for untalented C

Knowing SQL isn't being a "mega super genius" or "way talented". SQL is flawed, but being hard to learn is not among its flaws. It's designed for untalented COBOL mainframe programmers on the theory that Codd's relational algebra and relational calculus would be too hard for them and prevent the adoption of relational databases. However, whether SQL is "trivial to write by hand" very much depends on exactly what you are trying to do with it.