John Carmack: From a DM, just in case anyone else needs to hear this

Re:John Carmack: From a DM, just in case anyone else needs t... by roundandround on Sunday March 19, 2023 @11:19AM (#35219847)

I don't actually agree. SQL did replace the need for programmers, especially for complex questions. We sabotaged its interfaces to existing GUIs for mundane questions and made CRUD a limitless profession.

The funny/sad part about computer science is that people don't want to understand the costs of customization and sales/management/marketing forever want it as a differentiator.

SQL could have eliminated us from the flow of many niches as easily as the spreadsheet did from business operations. I think why it didn't has more to do with market timing.

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Re:John Carmack: From a DM, just in case anyone else needs t... by marcosdumay on Sunday March 19, 2023 @01:18PM (#35221249)

SQL was too much ahead of its time, but we are indeed slowly adopting the "avoid operational specifications, use high-level languages, make your language fit the problem instead of the opposite" philosophy of the 4th generation languages.

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