HTML, yes, but SQL has another major problem in that it's not composable. HTML can be broken into fragments, but it's very difficult to work with and write reusable SQL in a modular way. CTEs and views help a bit, but they are not a great answer to the fact that SQL statements almost always have to be treated as an indivisible chunk.
I like SQL alright from a functionality perspective (the syntax leaves much to be desired), but I still use ORMs where appropriate just to be able to modularize and make reusable behavior where it makes sense.
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HTML, yes, but SQL has another major problem in that it's not composable. HTML can be broken into fragments, but it's very difficult to work with and write reusable SQL in a modular way. CTEs and views help a bit, but they are not a great answer to the fact that SQL statements almost always have to be treated as an indivisible chunk.
I like SQL alright from a functionality perspective (the syntax leaves much to be desired), but I still use ORMs where appropriate just to be able to modularize and make reusable behavior where it makes sense.