Comment Comment by tiffanyh Declarative vs Imperative Language.A huge benefit of SQL is that it's a declarative language (you describe what the output should be); whereas with imperative languages like C/Python/Ruby you have to describe how to generate the output with specific instructions and procedures. parent tiffanyh 4 years ago
A huge benefit of SQL is that it's a declarative language (you describe what the output should be); whereas with imperative languages like C/Python/Ruby you have to describe how to generate the output with specific instructions and procedures.