An Alternative to SQL?

Posted by CmdrTaco on Tuesday October 12, 2004 @12:08PM from the stuff-to-read dept.

Golygydd Max writes "Dave Voorhis from the University of Derbyshire has developed a program incorporating Tutorial D, a language designed to overcome of the shortcomings of SQL, and developed some years ago by Hugh Darwen and Chris Date. Until now, no-one had done anything with it but Voorhis is hoping for wider adoption; although we think it would be like pushing water uphill though." Update: 10/13 12:43 GMT by T : An anonymous reader writes "It's being picky I know, but the university in question is in fact called The University Of Derby, not Derbyshire."

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Why push water up hill? by Loco3KGT · 2004-10-12 12:42 · Score: 0, Offtopic

Water is the only fluid that has the ability to climb surfaces due to its cohesiveness.

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Re:SQL has shortcomings...is this news? by kfg · 2004-10-13 01:49 · Score: 0, Offtopic

So you essentially saying "If you disagree, you're not clever enough to agree?"

No. Actually, what I said was that I think you're clever enough to study college level introductory mathematics on your own without someone to hold your hand.

I could, of course, be wrong.

KFG