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Recursive CTEs: SQL’s Hidden Graph Traversal Engine

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The article titled "Recursive CTEs: SQL’s Hidden Graph Traversal Engine" offers a practical guide for working with hierarchies in SQL. It explains how to navigate these structures, find routes, detect cycles, and calculate degrees of separation using recursive common table expressions. The guide is aimed at readers looking to leverage SQL’s built‑in graph traversal capabilities.

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