Developers often dispute the merits of SQL as a legitimate programming language, but this misses the point. SQL is a powerful 4GL for accessing data.

We’ll cheat a little at the start since SQL (Structured Query Language) is not universally considered a programming language. SQL is a language that facilitates working with databases, often ...

We aggregated data from nine rankings to produce the ZDNET Index of Programming Language Popularity. Here's which languages came out on top and what to make of this information.

SQL is a relatively simple programming and coding language used to manage data held in a database (or an RDBMS, or relational database management system, to give it its full and fancy name).

SQL stands for Structured Query Language and is designed to view, manage and access data kept in a database management systems. SQL is used everywhere, including by major tech companies like ...

In other attempts at ranking the popularity of programming languages, SQL was No. 12 in a list developed by LangPop.com last October. Meanwhile, Python garnered the "language of the year" prize in the ...