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Re:Pipe Syntax in SQL by scrlk on Saturday August 24, 2024 @04:14PM (#41341148)
The initial version of SQL was called "Structured English Query Language".

If the designers intended to create a query language that resembled an English sentence, it makes sense why they chose "SELECT FROM."

"Select the jar from the shelf" vs. "From the shelf, select the jar".

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Re:Pipe Syntax in SQL by xigoi on Sunday August 25, 2024 @05:29AM (#41345875)
“Go to the shelf and select the jar”. You’re describing a process, so it’s natural to formulate it in chronological order.
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Re:Pipe Syntax in SQL by mr_toad on Thursday August 29, 2024 @12:40AM (#41387375)
SQL is a declarative language not a procedural one. You tell the query planner what you want, not how to do it.
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