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Re:Super-Structured Data: Rethinking the Schema by mamcx on Tuesday May 17, 2022 @12:49PM (#31413329)
Composable is the ability to define things in the small and combine with confidence.

SQL not allow this:

    by_id := WHERE id = $1
     
    SELECT * | by_id
Re:Super-Structured Data: Rethinking the Schema by simonw on Wednesday May 18, 2022 @01:04AM (#31419409)
CTEs provide some pretty useful composability for SQL queries. I find myself using them all the time.