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Re:We Can Do Better Than SQL by nine_k on Thursday May 09, 2019 @03:51PM (#19871673)
A good replacement tech usually gets piggy-backed on the tech it's going to replace.

That is, a reliable tool that translates 99% of normal SQL into readable Edge SQL, and vice versa, would help adoption a lot.

Remember how new JavaScript features became mainstream though transpiling, long before native implementations.

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Re:We Can Do Better Than SQL by numbsafari on Thursday May 09, 2019 @04:27PM (#19872064)
Agreed. I think this is one reason that Looker's LookML has been successful. Not that it's entirely what I'd want out of a "SQL replacement", but it's an enhancement that "compiles" down to SQL rather than looking to replace it. Plus, you can always go direct to SQL, in case you need to take advantage of some specific feature or complexity that their language doesn't address itself.
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Re:We Can Do Better Than SQL by eanzenberg on Thursday May 09, 2019 @04:33PM (#19872137)
No it won't, because you add immense friction for no added features.
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Re:We Can Do Better Than SQL by nine_k on Thursday May 09, 2019 @06:20PM (#19873003)
Composability is quite a feature for me.
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