As a language it’s a bit clunky* but once you learn it, and you start moving database logic into the database, suddenly everything is 25% LOC, often literally 100x faster, and easier to understand.
As an added bonus, when I’ve moved very complex data transforms into pl/pgsql, the non-programmer technical people can now read the logic and have more than once pointed out problems (with solutions).
* it helps a lot if you write your SELECT and other statements in lowercase. Feels barbaric I know, but reading shoutycode all day gives me a headache.