Neo4j Backs Launch of GQL Project: First New ISO Database Language Since SQL
Neo4j, the leader in graph databases, announced today that the international committees that develop the SQL standard have voted to initiate GQL (Graph Query Language) as a new database query language. Now to be codified as the international standard declarative query language for property graphs, GQL represents the culmination of years of effort by Neo4j and the broader database community. English: GQL to incorporate and consider several graph database languages. Cypher: (:Neo4j)-[:BACKS]->(GQL:Project)<-[:STARTED]-(:ISO)-[:STANDARDIZED]->(SQL:Project) The initiative for GQL was first advanced in the GQL Manifesto in May 2018. A year later, the project was considered at an international gathering in June. Ten countries including the United States, Germany, UK, Korea, and China have now voted in favor, with seven countries promising active participation by national experts. It has been well over 30 years since ISO/IEC began the SQL project. SQL went on to become...