https://philliant.com/tags/sql/Recent content in Sql on philliantHugo -- gohugo.ioen© 2026 philip mathew hernSat, 28 Mar 2026 05:48:02 -0700https://philliant.com/posts/20260328-what-is-sql-and-why-it-still-works/Sat, 28 Mar 2026 05:48:02 -0700https://philliant.com/posts/20260328-what-is-sql-and-why-it-still-works/i break down sql in plain language: what it is, how it evolved over five decades, which problems it solves best, and the core features that keep it relevanthttps://philliant.com/posts/20260324-left-join-effective-satellite-cte/Tue, 24 Mar 2026 07:00:00 -0700https://philliant.com/posts/20260324-left-join-effective-satellite-cte/when an entity link to another hub is optional, a naive left join that pulls in an effective satellite in the same from list can explode or blur grain. i isolate the current effective row in a cte and left join that instead.