'When you query with ReQL you tack on functions and “compose” your data, with SQL you tell the query engine the steps necessary (aka prescribe) to return your data:'
... what? ReQL and SQL are both declarative query languages: I don't really see the author is getting at. Is there an implication that SQL isn't declarative?
The only real difference is that the API is based around chaining function calls rather than expressing what is needed as a string - there are many SQL query builder APIs that will let you build SQL queries by chaining together function calls.
... what? ReQL and SQL are both declarative query languages: I don't really see the author is getting at. Is there an implication that SQL isn't declarative?
The only real difference is that the API is based around chaining function calls rather than expressing what is needed as a string - there are many SQL query builder APIs that will let you build SQL queries by chaining together function calls.