SQL
SQL - Structured Query Language
SQL is a declarative language for managing relational databases through queries, joins, aggregations, transactions, and data definition/manipulation.
Category
Database / Declarative
First Release
1974
File Extension
.sql
Creator
Donald D. Chamberlin, Raymond F. Boyce
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Difficulty
English-like declarative syntax with simple SELECT/FROM/WHERE patterns makes it accessible to non-programmers.