On a tangent from the article which discusses the Java the languae. I write SQL for a living and the one thing I like about Java based SQL clients like DBeaver [0], SQL Workbench/J[1] and SQuirreL SQL [2] is that they tend to support most databases that have a JDBC driver. Turns out most databases do have a JDBC driver. So if you want to connect to "new" database like DuckDb to Oracle, SQL Server and even CSV files using one client JDBC client is one way to do it. The steps to connect to a JDBC database tend to be very simple and the same for all databases. Get the driver jar file, put it in the classpath and then use the documented connection string to connect to the database.

If you only work with SQL Server then it is probably best you use SQL Server Management Studio. If you use different databases you will need a different client and I find with JDBC based clients you can use one client for to connect to many databases. I have seen many here complain that the Java tools are slow and bloated and look ancient. From a looks perspective you can use FlatLaf themes which look good to me. There are some nice dark themes to chose from.

[0] https://dbeaver.io/ [1] https://www.sql-workbench.eu/ [2] https://github.com/squirrel-sql-client