Some people pronounce SQL as "sequel", and some as "squeal" cocobean ( @cocobean@sh.itjust.works ) ProgrammingEnglish • 2 years ago message-square70fedilinkarrow-up171
arrow-up171message-squareSome people pronounce SQL as "sequel", and some as "squeal" cocobean ( @cocobean@sh.itjust.works ) ProgrammingEnglish • 2 years ago message-square70fedilink
minus-square khendron ( @khendron@beehaw.org ) linkfedilink13•2 years agoI’ve always pronounced it “sequel”, but ever since I attended a talk by the authors of PHP and MySQL Web Programming, and they pronounced it Ess-Cue-Ell I’ve been second guessing myself.
minus-square eddythompson ( @eddythompson@beehaw.org ) linkfedilink13•2 years agoWhat I remember attending a PHP event in ~2009 was one of the old veterans there saying: Only Microsoft folks say “Sequel Server”, we say “My S Q L”
minus-square False ( @False@lemmy.world ) linkfedilink5•2 years agoI always pronounced it as ess-cue-ell but gave up on it when everyone in professional environments said “sequel”.
I’ve always pronounced it “sequel”, but ever since I attended a talk by the authors of PHP and MySQL Web Programming, and they pronounced it Ess-Cue-Ell I’ve been second guessing myself.
What I remember attending a PHP event in ~2009 was one of the old veterans there saying:
I always pronounced it as ess-cue-ell but gave up on it when everyone in professional environments said “sequel”.