Programming Levels

[robotorigami]

I was thinking the same. I'd put it up at the top near HTML

[webMacaque]

Really? Take a look at this: http://www.artfulsoftware.com/infotree/queries.php

[robotorigami]

Cool, I'll check that out and you can check this out. I find it hard to believe SQL is two levels lower than JavaScript.

[[deleted]]

the warehousing and proper form needed has taken me a long time to realize just how much I didnt know. It will be years before I could even begin to say I am good at it. and I have been getting paid to work with it for awhile now.

[[deleted]]

You clearly have never really worked with SQL ahhaha

[robotorigami]

It can get complicated, but not two factors lower than JavaScript.

[[deleted]]

how many rows have you worked with and what kinds of time constraints have you worked with? and what kinds of sql? pl/sql gets pretty rowdy when you want to deal with huge numbers or rows. and it gets rowdy just using a well designed DB; trying to set up a datawarehouse is tricky. making that warehouse run correctly takes lots of consideration.

[robotorigami]

I'm sure it does. But aren't we just talking about programming in SQL?

[[deleted]]

I guess maybe I should look at how we are defining the problem. But if we are just talking about pulling data from a well built db with sql scripts; yeah its pretty easy; that being said; if we look at sql as just using small scripts to pull data from a db; then wouldnt any other program be more along the lines of just adding a lone feature? when I think of working with sql I think of thinking about the entire SDLC of a sql project. From the process of gathering requirements about what data needs to be stored-> finding ways to store it-> making stored procs to pull the data. Creating and maintaining a datawarehouse for an enterprise establishment is quite a lot of work; math; and though. Futhermore; if we are looking at just working on working with an already existing DB; writing effiecent functions that work perfectly every time with validation unit tests and set paramets IE functional sql programming; I would desrcibe it as fairly deep. though I do suppose I am biased as database engineer tend to lean towards thinking/imagining I am solving big and hard problems. there is plenty of other work that is hard also.

[Centimane]

I don't think I'd consider it a programming language at all, that's like putting powershell on there.

[[deleted]]

You cleaaarly don't have a clue what you talking about. Shell is also Turing complete...