> > From my point of view, my students come from a java first course, so they
> > have to learn again some new syntax and new operators. Small stuff, but
> > it can help to say "same as java" and go on to new concepts.
>
> Don't you want them to learn SQL?
I want to teach them the concepts: relations, views, relationnal algebra,
aggregation and so on, and how to build a resonnable schema from a
real-world problem.
I do not consider whether the comparison is == or = as a key issue.
Moreover, there are many SQL flavors around, so whatever the detailed
syntax I learn them, it won't be the one they will have to face if the
database they use is different. So why bother?
That's just my view.
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Fabien Coelho - coelho@cri.ensmp.fr