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Re:Problems with DSLs for non-programmers by GordonS on Saturday May 25, 2019 @09:05AM (#20008800)
I agree that DSLs can work for non-devs, and Excel is a good example of this.

SQL though, I'm less convinced about - while I've known business people to use it for basic queries, many devs struggle with anything more complex.

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Re:Problems with DSLs for non-programmers by liability on Saturday May 25, 2019 @03:34PM (#20010828)
That many professional developers are worse at SQL than professional non-developers is an indictment of those developers, not SQL.
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Re:Problems with DSLs for non-programmers by falcor84 on Saturday May 25, 2019 @03:56PM (#20010981)
I would argue that SQL is an excellent language and the only issue is with the actual inherent complexity of what goes on behind the scenes. Writing the equivalent of even a modestly complex SQL query in any other language is much more tedious and error prone.
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