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.

In 2018, it was pointed out that SQL is Turing-complete, which makes it a programming language. So SQL was re-added to the index.

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.

SQL stands for Structured Query Language and is designed to view, manage and access data kept in a database management systems. SQL is used everywhere, including by major tech companies like ...

The Ultimate SQL Bootcamp Certification Bundle ($21, store.cnn.com) was created to help you learn SQL, a programming language for managing databases.

In other attempts at ranking the popularity of programming languages, SQL was No. 12 in a list developed by LangPop.com last October. Meanwhile, Python garnered the "language of the year" prize in the ...