SQL is 43 years old – Here’s why we still use it today

Re:SQL is 43 years old – Here’s why we still use it today by judah on Tuesday May 02, 2017 @10:17AM (#14246484)

This breaks down when you deal with classic object oriented concepts like inheritance, encapsulation, or polymorphism.

This is why object/relational mapping (ORM) has been called the Vietnam of Computer Science[0].

[0]: http://blogs.tedneward.com/post/the-vietnam-of-computer-scie...

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Re:SQL is 43 years old – Here’s why we still use it today by MarHoff on Tuesday May 02, 2017 @10:45AM (#14246735)

Sorry if I was unclear, I'm not advocating for ORM.

And yes it breaks down because it is similar but different. Row "instances" can perfectly exists outside a table and even be defined outside any table via composites types or even on the fly.

Just saying a RDMS can be a powerful object-oriented environment using solely SQL and no ORM at all.

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