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Someone got Doom in an SQL database

Ars Technica
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GamingDatabaseDoomFirst-person ShooterHack

Behind that, a series of CedarDB tables tracks the game geometry and state, while about 1,300 lines of SQL queries spread across 89 common table expressions carry out the game.

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