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rqmedes
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SQL is syntactic sugar for relational algebra
SQL syntax seems how humans communicate to me. Can you pass me that cup from the cupboard
alexvoda
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SQL syntax is only on the surface level similar to natural language. Besides, if we actually considered similarity to English to be an important criteria for a programming language, we would all still be using Cobol.
lIIllIIllIIllII
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this totally depends on which language the human speaks. Chinese grammar is kind of like backwards English grammar.
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