SQL basics I: Data queries Whether you’re just getting in to programming or you’ve avoided learning SQL, it’s something every developer faces eventually.

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.

The use of SQL to search for data Databases use their own type of programming language. This language is known as structured query language, or SQL.

It is much more intuitive than object orientated programming languages such as C# or Java, so don’t be afraid, within a few weeks you will be able to do the basics with some hands-on SQL training.