usql: The Universal command-line interface for SQL databases

Recently I discovered a useful utility called usql while trying to find a better CLI for MySQL. I personally prefer psql PostgreSQL command-line tool so I was trying to find a similar tool for MySQL. During my search for the psql like MySQL CLI I stumbled upon usql – universal command-line interface for SQL database. I like playing with CLI tools as they play a big role in improving the developer experience.

I discovered that there is another popular project in Microsoft world with the same name. It is called U-SQL. U-SQL is the new big data query language of the Azure Data Lake Analytics service.

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