The Mother of All Query Languages - SQL in the 21st Century

Embark on a rapid journey through the remarkable evolution of SQL in the 21st century in this 50-minute Devoxx conference talk. Explore how SQL has transcended its purely relational origins since 1999, incorporating non-relational operations and data structures. Discover the significant shift in SQL's paradigm, from the last purely relational standard in SQL-92 to the groundbreaking changes introduced in SQL:1999. Learn about the decades-long process of database vendors adapting to these idiomatic changes and how 2018 marked a turning point with MySQL 8.0's release. Gain insights into the big picture of SQL's evolution, examine selected modern SQL features through examples, and understand how SQL has transformed to meet changing requirements over the past decades.

Markus Winand - The Mother of all Query Languages: SQL in the 21st Century