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> SQL databases ... confused "SQL" and "databases" are different things SQL is a declarative language for data manipulation. You can use SQL to query a databa
by tantalor 6mo ago
> SQL databases ... confused
"SQL" and "databases" are different things
SQL is a declarative language for data manipulation. You can use SQL to query a database, but there's nothing special about databases. You can also write SQL to query other non-database sources like flat files, data streams, or data in a program's memory.
Conversely, you can query a database without SQL.
- johnthescott 6mo ago> Conversely, you can query a database without SQL. fond memories of quel.
- philipallstar 6mo agoA SQL database is a database you can connect to and query with SQL.
- anentropic 6mo agothanks Captain Obvious, where would we be without you