One reason why SQL remains in use is because it is ubiquitous. Knowing SQL is a base-level skill for many developers, leading to a large pool of people with the skills available.

Every so often, I find myself wishing that I had a utility of one type or another, to save me from rewriting code. In many coding sessions, I need to generate a .NET class with appropriately typed, ...

The ease and ubiquity of SQL have even led the creators of many “NoSQL” or non-relational data stores, such as Hadoop, to adopt subsets of SQL or come up with their own SQL-like query languages.

Prophecy 3.0’s unique technology enables business data users to visually build data pipelines that Prophecy instantly turns into SQL code (as dbt Core™ projects that are 100% open-source).