>
> SQL (standard syntax) is really quite simple, especially when compared
> to complex languages like Delphi which we manage to take in our stride.
> I've never had any trouble learning SQL (yes, I can remember back then),
> and I find your suggestion that my brain has somehow always been
> particularly configured for SQL processing to be a little unlikely...
> :-)
>
My apologies if I in anyway implied that your brain was superior to the rest
of us - that certainly wasn't my intention! ;-)
My point was more that some people find SQL difficult to understand,
especially more complex queries. I think the Ansi standard reads better from
a pseudo english point of view than standard syntax, just as I think Delphi
reads better than C++ does (again from a pseudo english point of view). I
think the way joins are implemented in standard syntax would be fairly
cryptic if you were just learning for the first time (cf Ansi where it
specifically says, we are joining x with y on a = b).
Of course the fact remains that if I hadn't been pushed into using Ansi
syntax I would still be using standard syntax myself so I can't really argue
with you!
David Brennan.
DB Solutions Ltd.
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