15 Jul
2009
15 Jul
'09
10:17 p.m.
Jules Richardson wrote:
I hear that one pronounced as letters "EssCueEll" and as a word
"sequel", but I've never seen anyone try to write it any way other
than SQL. Are you saying you've seen it written that way?
No, just pronounced that way.
When IBM first developed the language, it was called SEQUEL. It was
renamed to SQL later, because of a trademark issue. The pronunciation
"sequel" is older than the abbreviation "SQL".
Peace... Sridhar
Lots of
acronymitis back then. Still a lot now, but users have had
more time to absorb some of it.
At least folk don't try to turn it back into a
word, like they insist on
doing with some acronyms (e.g. "sequel", ugh).