Assuring optimal performance of database applications starts with coding properly formulated SQL. Poorly written SQL and application code is the cause of most performance problems. As much as 75% of ...

SQL had a somewhat unusual journey in the TIOBE Index. In 2004, due to debates about whether SQL counted as a programming language at all, Jansen removed it from the index.

Google's head of research told BI that learning to code continues to be a valuable skill. Yossi Matias compared coding to math and said learning "basic disciplines" is "as important as ever." He ...