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CQL: Categorical Databases (categoricaldata.net)
bob1029 7 minutes ago [-]
> CQL is not a database management system: it neither stores nor updates data.

The same could be said for SQL. How does CQL differ from SQL? If I squint my eyes just a tiny amount, these ideas become really difficult to separate. I was always under the impression that the relational model is based upon many concepts studied in category theory. To my mind, all of the following things are overlapping parts of the exact same monster:

  Set theory
  Category theory
  Graph theory
  Type theory
  Discrete mathematics 
  Relational algebra
  Relational calculus
  Relational modeling
  An actual sql schema
srean 27 minutes ago [-]
There was a good blog post on how the category theoretic ideas behind this applies to data frames

What Category Theory Teaches Us About DataFrames https://mchav.github.io/what-category-theory-teaches-us-abou...

Discussed on HN at (67 comments)

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47561426

randomNumber7 23 minutes ago [-]
Since Codd's paper showed that the relational model dominates other approaches (for data storage) I would expect a paper that shows categorical database are not affected by this and what benefit they have.
js8 11 minutes ago [-]
My (amateur) take. CDB model (based on functions) has three advantages over RDB model (based on relations):

1. Easier modelling sum types (inheritance) due to duality.

2. Better handling of null due to labelled null.

3. Better foundation of elementary types (they're just another table ids). (Column stores often do that already, if your question is about storage.)

flying_sheep 38 minutes ago [-]
Thanks for the sharing. It looks interesting but I did not dive deep into it. Just wonder how is it different from SQL trigger which can also ensure integrities?
js8 8 minutes ago [-]
It's not much really, CDBs are based on foreign key relationships as a fundamental building block, rather than on relation.

The difference is more in theory than in practice.

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