Re: is oracle a programming language
From: Ana C. Dent <anacedent_at_hotmail.com>
Date: Fri, 23 Jul 2004 00:31:27 GMT
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> SQL certainly is a programming language. Is it general purpose? No,
> but that's not the issue. There are many custom programming languages.
Date: Fri, 23 Jul 2004 00:31:27 GMT
Message-ID: <Xns952EB2448B892SunnySD_at_68.1.17.6>
[Quoted] ed.prochak_at_magicinterface.com (Ed prochak) wrote in news:4b5394b2.0407221011.12073772_at_posting.google.com:
> anacedent <anacedent_at_hotmail.com> wrote in message
> news:<FPmDc.116$nc.54_at_fed1read03>...
>> Nick Akabude wrote: >> >> > Please, I would like to know if oracle could be said to be a >> > programming language? >> no >> SQL might be considered a programming language. >> PL/SQL would be for sure a programming language.
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> SQL certainly is a programming language. Is it general purpose? No,
> but that's not the issue. There are many custom programming languages.
[Quoted] From my perspective any programming "language" where every statement is executed once & only once for each invocation is a sorry excuse for a programming "language"; but yes SQL can be programmed to do useful functions. Received on Fri Jul 23 2004 - 02:31:27 CEST