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Re:A sequel to SQL? An intro to Malloy by cgh on Tuesday September 06, 2022 @02:21PM (#32741010)
The GP is referring to SQL’s mathematical roots: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tuple_relational_calculus
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Re:A sequel to SQL? An intro to Malloy by randomdata on Tuesday September 06, 2022 @03:41PM (#32742224)
Then the statement resolves to "If we still use math 100 years from now, we'll still use math.", which is a rather silly statement. SQL and Western notation are interesting to compare in that they are the dominant, but not exclusive, languages used to describe their respective mathematical domains.
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