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Some Limitations of SQL

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As can be seen from chapters 11 – 14, SQL is a very powerful programming language, ideally suited for the management of databases. However, like all languages, SQL has limitations. This chapter briefly examines some of these limitations. The chapter proceeds as follows:

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© 2014 Elvis C. Foster

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Foster, E.C., Godbole, S.V. (2014). Some Limitations of SQL. In: Database Systems. Apress, Berkeley, CA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4842-0877-9_15

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