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Re:Ask HN: Why do many CS graduates lack foundational knowledge? on Tuesday March 21, 2023 @11:17PM (#35256387)
That sort of erroneous thinking (about SQL) was the reason Sun Microsystems (Java, NeWS, Sparc processors, etc), didn't have a Relational DBMS, and then had to buy MySQL for $1B, in order to make itself an attractive purchase (to save the company) - which Oracle then did for $7B.