Re: Dreaming About Redesigning SQL

seunosewa@inaira.com (Seun Osewa) wrote in message news:<ba87a3cf.0310031052.77315052@posting.google.com>...
> Hi,
> 
> This is for relational database theory experts on one hand and
> imlementers of real-world alications on the other hand.  If there was
> a chance to start again and design SQL afresh, for best
> cleaness/power/performance what changes would you make?  What would
> _your_ query language (and the underlying database concept) look like?
> 
> Seun Osewa
> PS: I should want to post my ideas too for review but more
> experienced/qualified people should come first

Some ideas, links, and complaints about SQL and remaking 
or replacing it:

http://www.c2.com/cgi/wiki?SqlFlaws

-T-