Comment on Some misconceptions about NoSQLparentComments−mblakele16yIs SQL also "unusable"? XQuery is quite a bit more powerful than SQL is.RDF, on the other hand, isn't a query language. Wouldn't it make more sense to compare XQuery to SPARQL?−gord16yWell, Id say SQL is close to unusable.. it has just enough good design to explain its long life. I do respect it.SQL is a bit like Cobol - served us well for 30 years, time to move on.
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Is SQL also "unusable"? XQuery is quite a bit more powerful than SQL is.
RDF, on the other hand, isn't a query language. Wouldn't it make more sense to compare XQuery to SPARQL?
Well, Id say SQL is close to unusable.. it has just enough good design to explain its long life. I do respect it.
SQL is a bit like Cobol - served us well for 30 years, time to move on.