SQL 

@shekkiesqueaks@computerfairi.es SQL's a useful way to standardize programmatic access to languages across different database technologies. it's built in a way that respects what's known as "relational algebra" that's not really important to learn. the basic gist is that SQL itself is a standardized language layer of accessing data so it makes it easier to transfer between database systems because of that

SQL 

@shekkiesqueaks@computerfairi.es that doesn't mean it's not a heck but it exists for a good reason.

fwiw i'm a data engineer now and i hated learning the internals of database systems

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