SQL or Sequal?
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Sequel... what? how do you call C#? "Ci-pound??" ...runs behind the chair and cover his ears, after knowing that he has just started a new flame war....
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I see quail.
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It's true, I never say S-Q-L.
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Everyone around here says Sequal.
Just because the code works, it doesn't mean that it is good code.
I say Squirrel.
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If you are referring to the language the official pronunciation is Sequel[^] if you are referring to the Microsoft Product the pronunciation is S.Q.L. Server to aid in the disambiguation. Whereas a Sequel Server would be any ANSI-SQL database. While I do not have an official reference, reading the Wiki on SQL suggests that SEQUEL is a trademarked name. Thus M.S. would not be able to use Sequel in advertising. Industry best-practice, however, is to fully qualify the product since there is so much confusion with regards to the myriad numbers of SQL based products. Remember, Microsoft isn't the big player in this field (17% market-share vs. Oracle 49%)
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So I post this question to you all since I grew up being told it is S-Q-L Server and the professors getting upset at hearing Sequal Server or just plain Sequal. Then I get this job here and the younger web developer says it is Sequal, not S-Q-L. I stand by my teaching and still say S-Q-L. You?
What is this word Sequal? Is that like a Sequel to a movie? :)
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S-Q-L. No need pronouncation.
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**Ok, S minus Q minus L, I still don't know the answer! :)
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What is this word Sequal? Is that like a Sequel to a movie? :)
Yea. It's the sequel to the sequal. My bad for misspelling it! :doh:
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So I post this question to you all since I grew up being told it is S-Q-L Server and the professors getting upset at hearing Sequal Server or just plain Sequal. Then I get this job here and the younger web developer says it is Sequal, not S-Q-L. I stand by my teaching and still say S-Q-L. You?
If you're unsure, you could always use my method: Monday: Pronounce it "Sequel" Tuesday: Pronounce it "S-Q-L" Wednesday: Flip a coin evertime you need to say it Thursday: Alternate each time you need to say it Friday: Refuse to speak at all Saturday & Sunday: find a non-programming hobby
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So I post this question to you all since I grew up being told it is S-Q-L Server and the professors getting upset at hearing Sequal Server or just plain Sequal. Then I get this job here and the younger web developer says it is Sequal, not S-Q-L. I stand by my teaching and still say S-Q-L. You?
NoSql!
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Yea. It's the sequel to the sequal. My bad for misspelling it! :doh:
twohowlingdogs wrote:
My bad for misspelling it!
I don't know if you misspelled it, I was just giving you a jab over it. :) I refer to "SQL Server" as "sequal server". I refer to SQL as "SQL". My 2 cents.
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Red bums.
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Everyone around here says Sequal.
Just because the code works, it doesn't mean that it is good code.
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Everyone around here says Sequal.
Just because the code works, it doesn't mean that it is good code.
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twohowlingdogs wrote:
My bad for misspelling it!
I don't know if you misspelled it, I was just giving you a jab over it. :) I refer to "SQL Server" as "sequal server". I refer to SQL as "SQL". My 2 cents.
I actually went to wikipedia and searched for sequal and got something oh so unrelated! :-O So yea...misspelling. ;P
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I actually went to wikipedia and searched for sequal and got something oh so unrelated! :-O So yea...misspelling. ;P
You do realize that I will have to go to Wikipedia now and investigate this issue you have been so kind (I think) to bring to our attention. :-D
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So I post this question to you all since I grew up being told it is S-Q-L Server and the professors getting upset at hearing Sequal Server or just plain Sequal. Then I get this job here and the younger web developer says it is Sequal, not S-Q-L. I stand by my teaching and still say S-Q-L. You?
Spelling.
Software Zen:
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You do realize that I will have to go to Wikipedia now and investigate this issue you have been so kind (I think) to bring to our attention. :-D
Sweet! I'm glad I could give everyone a reason to stop work and research something WAY more important! :laugh:
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I say Squirrel.
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So I post this question to you all since I grew up being told it is S-Q-L Server and the professors getting upset at hearing Sequal Server or just plain Sequal. Then I get this job here and the younger web developer says it is Sequal, not S-Q-L. I stand by my teaching and still say S-Q-L. You?
From an old programmers perspective using Sequal instead of SQL is confusing. Sequal arguably, was the first query language brought out by IBM in 70/80's if memory serves (which it usually doesn't). There is also another language about that time called Quel or Qual. So it can get a little confusing for us old timers. :laugh:
