*All of the ReQL examples are completely unreadable relative to SQL.* Because SQ...

sanderjd · on April 17, 2015

I think it's more because the javascript-with-callbacks is chatty and ugly. But you can also write it in a more stream-like style. I have no idea why so many examples out there use the nastier style. An example stolen from another commenter:

  r.table('users').filter(r.row('age').gt(30))

coffeemug · on April 17, 2015

> I think it's more because the javascript-with-callbacks is chatty and ugly.

We did the best we could with JavaScript. IMO the Ruby implementation of ReQL is dramatically more beautiful. Ruby's blocks fit so well that we don't even provide the `r.row` shortcut in ruby:

  r.table('users').filter{|row| row['age'] > 30}

EvanYou · on April 18, 2015

With ES6:

  r.table('users').filter(row => row('age').gt(30))

TylerE · on April 17, 2015

You only write javascript if you're using javascript ;)

If you python you use python's native constucts, which if you use python you're naturally familiar with.

    r.table('users').filter(r.row['age'] > 30)