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.

While Python is IEEE's lead programming language, the spotlight is on SQL, which leads the organization's jobs rankings.

Maybe it's not the sexiest programming language, but SQL continues to be important--at least according to one measurement.

Unsurprisingly, cross-site scripting vulnerabilities and improperly handled SQL top the list of common and dangerous mistakes.