Do not place SQL comments after the SQL statement terminator as they will cause compilation errors because they would appear to be part of the C/C++ language. You can use comments in a static ...

Developers often dispute the merits of SQL as a legitimate programming language, but this misses the point. SQL is a powerful 4GL for accessing data.

SQL had a somewhat unusual journey in the TIOBE Index. In 2004, due to debates about whether SQL counted as a programming language at all, Jansen removed it from the index.