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this post was submitted on 19 Mar 2026
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Why? It originated as literally SEQUEL (Structured English Query Language). It only changed because of a trademark conflict.
That guy REALLY likes trademarks, apparently
Its ok.
Let the script kiddies squeal and squirrel about.
The elder ones ... they were there when the code was written.
My native language is not English and saying "sequel" in this language is extremely forced and just not the norm. This bleeds over into English for me.