I'm puzzled by how many people seem to have a huge "mental block" when it comes to SQL.
It is trivially easy to learn, (a weekend), and it is so incredibly powerful. To me, it is a skill like learning how to type properly - it will pay dividends for years to come...
Sql is fine as tweet sized selects.
I developed my mental block deliberately after working for a company that had about a million lines of business logic implemented in thousand line sql stored procedures.
Now I put as many layers as possible between sql and myself.
Well, wait until you have to maintain a system where someone has "reinvented the SQL/database wheel" with a "this is gonna be so awesome" custom ORM, complete with totally re-invented referential integrity enforcement...
