JUXTCast S5E8 - Sane Query Languages - with Prof. Viktor Leis

In the latest episode of the JUXT Tech Podcast, XTDB Head of Product, Jeremy Taylor, spoke with Prof. Viktor Leis [0] about the history and the future of SQL and relational databases in general.
They discussed a paper that Viktor recently co-authored with Thomas Neumann, titled “A Critique of Modern SQL And A Proposal Towards A Simple and Expressive Query Language”, for CIDR 2024. [1] Beyond the specifics of SQL, many other topics are touched on also including: machine learning in the database, a critique of PostgreSQL, and the potential for massive performance gains in the world of practical database systems.
Notes:
[0] www.cs.cit.tum.de/dis/team/pr...
[1] www.cidrdb.org/cidr2024/paper...
[2] github.com/neumannt/saneql/
[3] www.cs.cit.tum.de/dis/researc...
[4] www.dbos.dev/blog/announcing-...
[5] db.cs.cmu.edu/courses/
Happy listening!