sql having keywords like 'select' and 'insert' is just a sloppy coat of procedural paint covering up the beautiful declarative wood grain, and i think that's kind of a bummer.
this is not "is sql declarative" flamebait. keep your matches in your pocket. smarter people than me have already won this holy war.
@ghorwood
It's also a functional programming language, so there's another little bit of beauty to it.