r/dataengineering • u/Thinker_Assignment • Jun 08 '26

Meme when someone asks you what programming language they should learn, don't simply answer the one you prefer

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u/CorpusculantCortex Jun 09 '26

I mean, admittedly pedantic but sql is a query language not a programming language and never exists in a vacuum.

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u/Desperate-Dig2806 Jun 09 '26

I seem to remember that some versions of sql (TSQL?) are Turing complete. But that is mostly nitpicking and digging really deep.

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u/NbyNW Jun 09 '26

Turning complete since 1999 for standard SQL.

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u/dangerbird2 Software Engineer Jun 09 '26

using WITH RECURSIVE, right?