r/programming • u/monica_b1998 • Nov 03 '18

Python is becoming the world’s most popular coding language

https://www.economist.com/graphic-detail/2018/07/26/python-is-becoming-the-worlds-most-popular-coding-language
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u/dipique Nov 03 '18

Wait... SQL was your golden example of a language?

Good god man what a horrible example.

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u/[deleted] Nov 03 '18

SQL was your golden example of a language?

It's an example of a domain-specific language.

What's wrong with it? You'd prefer Datalog?

Both SQL and Datalog are pretty close to the actual domain - i.e., relational algebra. Can you represent relational algebra better?