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Some people pronounce SQL as "sequel", and some as "squeal" (sh.itjust.works)
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...But I've only ever heard SSL pronounced as its three letters. Why not like "Cecil"? Or "Sizzle"?

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[โ€“] chadac@beehaw.org 9 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I like to use the non-acronym name, so that I can say: "Structured Query Language. Or, with the JSON field type, more like UNSTRUCTURED query language!" And then I laugh like a maniac for 5 minutes while the other people in the line at Wendy's give me weird looks.

[โ€“] BlueBockser@programming.dev 4 points 1 year ago

To be consistent, you should call them JavaScript Object Notation field types