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.

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

CODASYL (Committee on Data Systems Languages) was a consortium that was responsible for the COBOL programming language (starting in 1959) and database language extensions (starting 10 years later).

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.

If you want a programming job, you better ensure you're proficient in SQL, Python, and Java. That's according to the 2024 IEEE Spectrum Top Programming Languages report, which looks at what ...

There are hundreds of notable programming languages out there, but how do you know which ones will help you earn a comfortable living as a coder? Here's a hint: master SQL. Structured Query ...

The use of SQL to search for data Databases use their own type of programming language. This language is known as structured query language, or SQL.

It found that Python, Java, SQL and JavaScript appeared the most frequently in developer job ads, each appearing in more than 50,000 listings on Indeed. All four saw a significant jump in demand ...