You skipped SQL. The job didn't.

Forty years old and still the last thing standing.

Last week I wrote that most of your real value lives in pandas, SQL, and knowing where to look.

Almost every reply picked out the same word.

Is SQL still worth learning in 2026?

I get where the question comes from. SQL is what you learn in week two of a bootcamp. No release cycle, no conference, no version number anyone argues about. It looks finished.

So p…