Developers often dispute the merits of SQL as a legitimate programming language, but this misses the point. SQL is a powerful 4GL for accessing data.

Without relational databases, SQL could occupy a role similar to COBOL or FORTRAN—programming languages that are still relied on every day in legacy systems but are not at the heart of pushing ...

SQL is neither the fastest nor the most elegant way to talk to databases, but it is the best way we have. Here’s why Today, Structured Query Language is the standard means of manipulating and ...

While SQL was a serious top 10 player when the index began in 2001, it was taken from the list after someone noted in 2004 that SQL was not a programming language.

According to Coding Dojo's annual Top Programming Languages report, PHP hit an all-time low. Python continues to dominate the top position.

Maybe it's not the sexiest programming language, but SQL continues to be important--at least according to one measurement.

Top programming language for data science: Python still rules, followed by SQL But while data scientists might be creating clever data visualizations, many decision makers still don't understand ...