Procedural language fanatics have been trying for years to overturn the best dec...

ux266478 · 2026-02-23T16:19:26 1771863566

That would be the domain of logic programming languages like Prolog. SQL and its dialects are more for very specific and restricted applications of relational calculus, not general languages for expression of relations, conditions and categories.

esafak · 2026-02-23T15:16:38 1771859798

PRQL is declarative. They are just heeding the maxim "If it's broke, fix it".

otabdeveloper4 · 2026-02-23T15:38:56 1771861136

Typing fields before table name is like the least bad thing about SQL and doesn't need fixing.

data_ders · 2026-02-23T16:06:45 1771862805

what do you think is the "most bad" thing about SQL?

otabdeveloper4 · 2026-02-23T16:55:51 1771865751

Lack of abstractions like (block-scoped) variables and lambda functions.

SQL is declarative and purely functional anyways, so implementing these is a no-brainer.