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What is the current data language?

AI is transforming data engineering by acting as a super compiler that translates natural language into executable code, potentially making traditional languages like SQL obsolete. The target language for this translation is likely JavaScript, which can run simultaneously in browsers and servers.

read1 min views1 publishedJul 1, 2026

| |||||||||||||||| 1 point by | people from different camp will shout those popular names: Python, R, SQL. today, the data language is exactly the language you speak. AI - the super compiler - has added one more layer in the stack. Just like many of us didn't learn assembly language, future data engineers don't really need to learn SQL. In fact, the target language it translates your speaking to will likely be JS as it can run simultaneously in browser and a server. | ||||||||||||||| |

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