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Sadly, nobody mentioned datalog.



It's both sad and ironic how someone replied with "Ok boomer," SQL is based on relational algebra that dates to 1960-70ies, and GraphQL is based on graph theory that dates back to the 18th century.

Many from the modern generation of self-taught programmers are so eager to hop on just any kind of the hype train without even questioning the rationale of things.

On the other hand - ithere are many young programmers who do respect the fundamentals and do create fantastic projects. I guess the future is bright but messy. Most of the time, it is messy.




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