Building SQL expressions with Sequel

The Sequel ORM offers a powerful API for building SQL expressions in Ruby. In this article I'll explain how it works and show how it can improve the readability of your. I’ve recently started working on a new project which uses Sequel, and it reminded me how much I love it. For those who don’t know, Sequel is a superb alternative to Active Record. I wrote a gentle introduction to Sequel a while back.One of the prettiest parts of Sequel for me is the API for building SQL expressions, so in this article I would like to talk more about that. But before we start with Sequel, I first want to talk a little bit about Active Record.