Is SQL a 4GL?



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Is SQL a 4GL?

Postby Shashwat » Mon Jan 17, 2011 8:27 pm

Is SQL a 4GL programming language?
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Re: Is SQL a 4GL?

Postby Akatsukami » Mon Jan 17, 2011 9:46 pm

Shashwat wrote:Is SQL a 4GL?

Yes.
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Re: Is SQL a 4GL?

Postby dick scherrer » Tue Jan 18, 2011 3:34 am

Hello,

This may depend on just which definition/understanding of "4GL" is being used. . .
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Re: Is SQL a 4GL?

Postby stevexff » Tue Jan 18, 2011 1:17 pm

4GLs - aren't they the tools that were going to put us all out of a job within five years, back in 1985? :)
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Re: Is SQL a 4GL?

Postby GuyC » Tue Jan 18, 2011 8:34 pm

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