Re: Dreaming About Redesigning SQL

From: topmind(at)technologist(dot)com (Topmind)
To: pgsql-hackers(at)postgresql(dot)org
Subject: Re: Dreaming About Redesigning SQL
Date: 2003-10-17 06:14:09
Message-ID: 4e705869.0310162214.386e9847@posting.google.com
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seunosewa(at)inaira(dot)com (Seun Osewa) wrote in message news:<ba87a3cf(dot)0310031052(dot)77315052(at)posting(dot)google(dot)com>...
> Hi,
>
> This is for relational database theory experts on one hand and
> imlementers of real-world alications on the other hand. If there was
> a chance to start again and design SQL afresh, for best
> cleaness/power/performance what changes would you make? What would
> _your_ query language (and the underlying database concept) look like?
>
> Seun Osewa
> PS: I should want to post my ideas too for review but more
> experienced/qualified people should come first

Some ideas, links, and complaints about SQL and remaking
or replacing it:

http://www.c2.com/cgi/wiki?SqlFlaws

-T-

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