Uncle Bob on SQL

SQL was never intended to be used by computer programs. It was a console language for printing reports. Embedding it into programs was one of the gravest errors of our industry.

ref: https://x.com/unclebobmartin/status/1917410469150597430

~ updated at: 2025-07-25T17:30:04.929Z

the only thing about A.I. prompting that bothers me is that I’m not thinking…

i’m not in flow state.

it’s like im constantly being interrupted by slop.

i don’t mind being wrong and retrying…

it’s always like here’s the requirement, here’s the function signature, now give full function. I just copy and paste, test, review, git commit.

it’s lovely for small bug fixes, not great for learning something.

i get why technical founders who are looking to increase customer-value per effort really love it.

using A.I. forces you to be an owner looking for value.

the denominator is falling exponentially. i need to change by mindset.

~ updated at: 2025-07-25T13:09:05.699Z