Skip to main content

Timeline for Is SQL declarative?

Current License: CC BY-SA 4.0

4 events
when toggle format whatbylicensecomment
Jul 27, 2021 at 7:30commentadded JacquesB @Paddy3118: It is a somewhat grey area, since SQL query hints is not part of the standard and differs from database engine to database engine. But for example SQL Server supports a FORCE ORDER query hint which arguably turns the query into imperative code. Such hints are generally advised against, so their use should ideally be negligible.
Jul 27, 2021 at 6:02commentadded Paddy3118 So are you stating that there is a subset of SQL query features that is NOT declaritive, but that its use is negligible?
Jul 24, 2021 at 12:56history edited JacquesBCC BY-SA 4.0
added 1 character in body
Jul 24, 2021 at 12:34history answered JacquesBCC BY-SA 4.0
close