FAQ

Ra is a relational data-based language designed to address fundamental issues with SQL. These problems go beyond syntax, so simply patching SQL or transpiling to it won't solve them.
I believe that a clean, algebraic language, where relations are the primary data structure, will make building and maintaining applications easier.
I'm also convinced that fixing the major problems will lead to simpler, more powerful systems. For example, eliminating nulls and duplicates not only prevents whole classes of incorrect results but also simplifies query planning.
Some key issues that Ra aims to fix:

• duplicate columns
• duplicate rows
• column order matters (it shouldn't)
• nulls
• verbose, irregular syntax
• using a sub-language and always having to wrap it in strings and ORMs (also causing those impedance mismatches)