Rename order_by to sort for Table and DB_Table. (#10372)

- Rename `order_by` to `sort` for `Table` and `DB_Table`. - Added deprecated placeholder. - Fixed a couple of minor deprecated mistakes. ![image](https://github.com/enso-org/enso/assets/4699705/96c32fa7-33e5-400a-9d3a-ebf330886911)
2024-12-23 04:43:26 +03:00 · 2024-06-26 18:46:09 +01:00 · 2024-06-26 18:46:09 +01:00 · d92078471b
commit d92078471b
parent 0039c4d6a3
47 changed files with 385 additions and 350 deletions
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@ -46,6 +46,7 @@
  database.][10206]
 - [Implemented fallback to Windows-1252 encoding for `Encoding.Default`.][10190]
 - [Added Table.duplicates component][10323]
 - [Renamed `Table.order_by` to `Table.sort`][10372]
 [debug-shortcuts]:
@ -55,6 +56,7 @@
 [10206]: https://github.com/enso-org/enso/pull/10206
 [10190]: https://github.com/enso-org/enso/pull/10190
 [10323]: https://github.com/enso-org/enso/pull/10323
 [10372]: https://github.com/enso-org/enso/pull/10372
 <br/>![Release Notes](/docs/assets/tags/release_notes.svg)
--- a/distribution/lib/Standard/Base/0.0.0-dev/src/Data/Statistics/Extensions.enso
+++ b/distribution/lib/Standard/Base/0.0.0-dev/src/Data/Statistics/Extensions.enso
@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ Vector.running self statistic:Statistic=..Count =
   - statistics: Set of statistics to calculate.
@statistics Statistic.bulk_widget
 Vector.running_bulk : Vector Statistic -> Vector Any
-Vector.running_bulk self statistics:Statistic=[..Count, ..Sum] =
+Vector.running_bulk self (statistics:(Vector Statistic)=[..Count, ..Sum]) =
    Statistic.running_bulk self statistics
 ## GROUP Statistics
--- a/distribution/lib/Standard/Base/0.0.0-dev/src/Data/Time/Date_Period.enso
+++ b/distribution/lib/Standard/Base/0.0.0-dev/src/Data/Time/Date_Period.enso
@ -11,9 +11,9 @@ polyglot java import java.time.temporal.TemporalAdjuster
 polyglot java import java.time.temporal.TemporalAdjusters
 polyglot java import java.time.temporal.TemporalUnit
 polyglot java import org.enso.base.time.CustomTemporalUnits
 polyglot java import org.enso.base.time.Date_Utils
 polyglot java import org.enso.base.time.Date_Period_Utils
 polyglot java import org.enso.base.time.Date_Time_Utils
 polyglot java import org.enso.base.time.Date_Utils
 polyglot java import org.enso.base.time.Time_Of_Day_Utils
 polyglot java import org.enso.base.Time_Utils
--- a/distribution/lib/Standard/Base/0.0.0-dev/src/Data/XML.enso
+++ b/distribution/lib/Standard/Base/0.0.0-dev/src/Data/XML.enso
@ -33,9 +33,9 @@ polyglot java import org.enso.base.XML_Utils
 polyglot java import org.w3c.dom.Attr
 polyglot java import org.w3c.dom.Document
 polyglot java import org.w3c.dom.Element
 polyglot java import org.w3c.dom.NamedNodeMap
 polyglot java import org.w3c.dom.Node
 polyglot java import org.w3c.dom.NodeList
 polyglot java import org.w3c.dom.NamedNodeMap
 polyglot java import org.w3c.dom.Text as Java_Text
 polyglot java import org.xml.sax.SAXException
 polyglot java import org.xml.sax.SAXParseException
@ -99,9 +99,9 @@ type XML_Document
       Wrap Java's Document to XML_Document
    new doc:Document = XML_Document.Value doc
    ## PRIVATE
    private Value (java_document:Document)
    ## GROUP Metadata
       ICON metadata
       Get the root element of the document.
--- a/distribution/lib/Standard/Base/0.0.0-dev/src/Enso_Cloud/Enso_Secret.enso
+++ b/distribution/lib/Standard/Base/0.0.0-dev/src/Enso_Cloud/Enso_Secret.enso
@ -24,10 +24,10 @@ from project.Metadata import make_single_choice
 polyglot java import org.enso.base.enso_cloud.EnsoSecretHelper
 polyglot java import org.enso.base.enso_cloud.HideableValue
 polyglot java import org.enso.base.enso_cloud.HideableValue.Base64EncodeValue
 polyglot java import org.enso.base.enso_cloud.HideableValue.ConcatValues
 polyglot java import org.enso.base.enso_cloud.HideableValue.PlainValue
 polyglot java import org.enso.base.enso_cloud.HideableValue.SecretValue
 polyglot java import org.enso.base.enso_cloud.HideableValue.ConcatValues
 polyglot java import org.enso.base.enso_cloud.HideableValue.Base64EncodeValue
 ## A reference to a secret stored in the Enso Cloud.
 type Enso_Secret
--- a/distribution/lib/Standard/Base/0.0.0-dev/src/Network/HTTP.enso
+++ b/distribution/lib/Standard/Base/0.0.0-dev/src/Network/HTTP.enso
@ -30,9 +30,9 @@ from project.Data.Json.Extensions import all
 polyglot java import java.lang.Exception as JException
 polyglot java import java.net.http.HttpClient
 polyglot java import java.net.http.HttpClient.Builder as ClientBuilder
 polyglot java import java.net.http.HttpClient.Redirect
 polyglot java import java.net.http.HttpClient.Version
 polyglot java import java.net.http.HttpClient.Builder as ClientBuilder
 polyglot java import java.net.http.HttpRequest
 polyglot java import java.net.http.HttpRequest.BodyPublisher
 polyglot java import java.net.http.HttpRequest.BodyPublishers
@ -40,8 +40,8 @@ polyglot java import java.net.http.HttpRequest.Builder
 polyglot java import java.net.InetSocketAddress
 polyglot java import java.net.ProxySelector
 polyglot java import javax.net.ssl.SSLContext
 polyglot java import org.enso.base.file_system.File_Utils
 polyglot java import org.enso.base.enso_cloud.EnsoSecretHelper
 polyglot java import org.enso.base.file_system.File_Utils
 polyglot java import org.enso.base.net.http.MultipartBodyBuilder
 polyglot java import org.enso.base.net.http.UrlencodedBodyBuilder
--- a/distribution/lib/Standard/Base/0.0.0-dev/src/Network/HTTP/Response.enso
+++ b/distribution/lib/Standard/Base/0.0.0-dev/src/Network/HTTP/Response.enso
@ -26,8 +26,8 @@ from project.Metadata import Display, Widget
 from project.Network.HTTP.Response_Body import decode_format_selector
 polyglot java import java.net.http.HttpHeaders
 polyglot java import org.enso.base.enso_cloud.EnsoHttpResponse
 polyglot java import java.util.Optional
 polyglot java import org.enso.base.enso_cloud.EnsoHttpResponse
 type Response
    ## PRIVATE
--- a/distribution/lib/Standard/Base/0.0.0-dev/src/System/File.enso
+++ b/distribution/lib/Standard/Base/0.0.0-dev/src/System/File.enso
@ -47,8 +47,8 @@ polyglot java import java.nio.file.StandardCopyOption
 polyglot java import java.nio.file.StandardOpenOption
 polyglot java import java.time.ZonedDateTime
 polyglot java import org.enso.base.DryRunFileManager
 polyglot java import org.enso.base.file_system.FileSystemSPI
 polyglot java import org.enso.base.file_system.File_Utils
 polyglot java import org.enso.base.file_system.FileSystemSPI
 ## PRIVATE
 file_types : Vector
--- a/distribution/lib/Standard/Base/0.0.0-dev/src/System/Internal/Reporting_Stream_Decoder_Helper.enso
+++ b/distribution/lib/Standard/Base/0.0.0-dev/src/System/Internal/Reporting_Stream_Decoder_Helper.enso
@ -12,8 +12,8 @@ import project.System.Input_Stream.Input_Stream
 from project.Data.Boolean import Boolean, False, True
 from project.Runtime import assert
 polyglot java import org.enso.base.encoding.DecodingProblemAggregator
 polyglot java import org.enso.base.encoding.DecodingProblem
 polyglot java import org.enso.base.encoding.DecodingProblemAggregator
 polyglot java import org.enso.base.encoding.Encoding_Utils
 polyglot java import org.enso.base.encoding.ReportingStreamDecoder
--- a/distribution/lib/Standard/Base/0.0.0-dev/src/System/Output_Stream.enso
+++ b/distribution/lib/Standard/Base/0.0.0-dev/src/System/Output_Stream.enso
@ -15,10 +15,9 @@ from project.System.Input_Stream import close_stream
 polyglot java import java.io.ByteArrayOutputStream
 polyglot java import java.io.OutputStream as Java_Output_Stream
 polyglot java import org.enso.base.encoding.Encoding_Utils
-
+polyglot java import org.enso.base.encoding.ReportingStreamEncoder
 polyglot java import org.enso.base.Stream_Utils
 polyglot java import org.enso.base.Stream_Utils.OutputStreamLike
 polyglot java import org.enso.base.encoding.ReportingStreamEncoder
 ## PRIVATE
   An output stream, allowing for interactive writing of contents.
--- a/distribution/lib/Standard/Base/0.0.0-dev/src/Widget_Helpers.enso
+++ b/distribution/lib/Standard/Base/0.0.0-dev/src/Widget_Helpers.enso
@ -146,3 +146,18 @@ make_data_cleanse_vector_selector display:Display=Display.Always =
    patterns = ['Leading_Whitespace', 'Trailing_Whitespace', 'Duplicate_Whitespace', 'All_Whitespace', 'Leading_Numbers', 'Trailing_Numbers', 'Non_ASCII', 'Tabs', 'Letters', 'Numbers', 'Punctuation', 'Symbols']
    options = patterns.map f-> Option f (".." + f)
    Multiple_Choice values=options display=display
 ## PRIVATE
   Make a single value selector
 make_any_selector : Display -> Boolean -> Boolean -> Boolean -> Boolean -> Boolean -> Boolean -> Widget
 make_any_selector display:Display=..Always add_text:Boolean=False add_regex:Boolean=False add_number:Boolean=False add_boolean:Boolean=False add_named_pattern:Boolean=False add_nothing:Boolean=False =
    text = if add_text then [Option "<Text Value>" "''"] else []
    regex = if add_regex then [Option "<Regular Expression>" "(regex '')"] else []
    number = if add_number then [Option "<Number Value>" "0"] else []
    boolean = if add_boolean then [Option "<True/False>" "True"] else []
    named_pattern = if add_named_pattern.not then [] else
        patterns = ["Leading_Whitespace", "Trailing_Whitespace", "All_Whitespace", "Leading_Numbers", "Trailing_Numbers", "Non_ASCII", "Tabs", "Letters", "Numbers", "Punctuation", "Symbols"]
        ## Can't use auto-scoping as Named_Patterns are materialised into Regex.
        patterns.map p-> Option "<"+p+">" "Named_Pattern."+p
    nothing = if add_nothing then [Option "<Nothing>" "Nothing"] else []
    make_single_choice (text + regex + number + boolean + named_pattern + nothing) display=display
--- a/distribution/lib/Standard/Database/0.0.0-dev/src/DB_Column.enso
+++ b/distribution/lib/Standard/Database/0.0.0-dev/src/DB_Column.enso
@ -1196,9 +1196,9 @@ type DB_Column
             column.sort Sort_Direction.Descending
    sort : Sort_Direction -> DB_Column
    sort self order=Sort_Direction.Ascending =
-        self.to_table.order_by [Sort_Column.Index 0 order] . at 0
+        self.to_table.sort [..Index 0 order] . at 0
-    ## ALIAS first, head, last, limit, sample, slice, tail, top, keep
+    ## ALIAS first, head, keep, last, limit, sample, slice, tail, top
       GROUP Standard.Base.Selections
       ICON parse3
       Creates a new Column with the specified range of rows from the input
@ -1210,7 +1210,7 @@ type DB_Column
    take : (Index_Sub_Range | Range | Integer) -> DB_Column
    take self range=(First 1) = self.to_table.take range . at 0
-    ## ALIAS skip, remove
+    ## ALIAS remove, skip
       GROUP Standard.Base.Selections
       ICON parse3
       Creates a new column from the input with the specified range of rows
@ -1805,9 +1805,9 @@ type DB_Column
        check_cast_compatibility self.value_type value_type <|
            self.internal_do_cast value_type on_problems
-    ## GROUP Standard.Base.Conversions
+    ## ALIAS auto_value_type
       GROUP Standard.Base.Conversions
       ICON convert
       ALIAS auto_value_type
       Change the value type of the column to a more specific one, based on its
       contents.
--- a/distribution/lib/Standard/Database/0.0.0-dev/src/DB_Table.enso
+++ b/distribution/lib/Standard/Database/0.0.0-dev/src/DB_Table.enso
@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ import Standard.Base.Errors.Unimplemented.Unimplemented
 import Standard.Base.System.File.Generic.Writable_File.Writable_File
 from Standard.Base.Metadata import Display, make_single_choice, Widget
 from Standard.Base.Runtime import assert
-from Standard.Base.Widget_Helpers import make_data_cleanse_vector_selector, make_delimiter_selector, make_format_chooser
+from Standard.Base.Widget_Helpers import make_any_selector, make_data_cleanse_vector_selector, make_delimiter_selector, make_format_chooser
 import Standard.Table.Column_Operation.Column_Operation
 import Standard.Table.Columns_To_Add.Columns_To_Add
@ -167,6 +167,7 @@ type DB_Table
       - if_missing: The value to use if the selector isn't present.
    @selector Widget_Helpers.make_column_name_selector
    @index (t-> Widget.Numeric_Input minimum=0 maximum=t.row_count-1)
    @if_missing (make_any_selector add_text=True add_regex=True add_number=True add_boolean=True add_named_pattern=True add_nothing=True)
    get_value : Text | Integer -> Integer -> Any -> Any
    get_value self selector:(Text | Integer)=0 index:Integer=0 ~if_missing=Nothing =
        col = self.get selector if_missing=Nothing
@ -735,7 +736,7 @@ type DB_Table
        result = self.filter column Filter_Condition.Is_True
        Warning.attach (Deprecated.Warning "Standard.Database.DB_Table.DB_Table" "filter_by_expression" "Deprecated: use `filter` with an `Expression` instead.") result
-    ## ALIAS first, head, last, limit, sample, slice, tail, top, keep
+    ## ALIAS first, head, keep, last, limit, sample, slice, tail, top
       GROUP Standard.Base.Selections
       ICON select_row
       Creates a new Table with the specified range of rows from the input
@ -767,7 +768,7 @@ type DB_Table
    take self range:(Index_Sub_Range | Range | Integer)=(..First 1) =
        Take_Drop_Helpers.take_drop_helper Take_Drop.Take self range
-    ## ALIAS skip, remove
+    ## ALIAS remove, skip
       GROUP Standard.Base.Selections
       ICON select_row
       Creates a new Table from the input with the specified range of rows
@ -877,7 +878,7 @@ type DB_Table
            updated_table.as_subquery
-    ## UNSTABLE
+    ## ALIAS order_by
       GROUP Standard.Base.Selections
       ICON select_row
@ -906,8 +907,9 @@ type DB_Table
         In the call below, assuming that the table of `t1` contains rows for
         numbers 1, 2, ..., 10, will return rows starting from 6 and not an empty
         result as one could expect if the limit was applied before the filters.
-             t1 = table.order_by [Sort_Column.Name "A"] . limit 5
+
-             t2 = t1.filter 'A' (Greater than=5)
+             t1 = table.sort [..Name "A"] . limit 5
             t2 = t1.filter 'A' (..Greater than=5)
             t2.read
    limit : Integer -> DB_Table
    limit self max_rows:Integer=1000 =
@ -1218,40 +1220,40 @@ type DB_Table
       > Example
         Sorting `table` in ascending order by the value in column `'Quantity'`.
-             table.order_by ['Quantity']
+             table.sort ['Quantity']
       > Example
         Sorting `table` in descending order by the value in column `'Quantity'`.
-             table.order_by [Sort_Column.Name 'Quantity' Sort_Direction.Descending]
+             table.sort [..Name 'Quantity' ..Descending]
       > Example
         Sorting `table` in ascending order by the value in column `'Quantity'`,
         using the value in column `'Rating'` for breaking ties.
-             table.order_by ['Quantity', 'Rating']
+             table.sort ['Quantity', 'Rating']
       > Example
         Sorting `table` in ascending order by the value in column `'Quantity'`,
         using the value in column `'Rating'` in descending order for breaking
         ties.
-             table.order_by [Sort_Column.Name 'Quantity', Sort_Column.Name 'Rating' Sort_Direction.Descending]
+             table.sort [..Name 'Quantity', ..Name 'Rating' ..Descending]
       > Example
         Order the table by the second column in ascending order. In case of any
         ties, break them based on the 7th column from the end of the table in
         descending order.
-             table.order_by [1, Sort_Column.Index -7 Sort_Direction.Descending]
+             table.sort [1, ..Index -7 ..Descending]
       > Example
         Sort the table by columns whose names start with letter `a`.
-              table.order_by [(Sort_Column.Select_By_Name "a.*".to_regex case_sensitivity=Case_Sensitivity.Insensitive)]
+              table.sort [(..Select_By_Name "a.*".to_regex case_sensitivity=..Insensitive)]
    @columns Widget_Helpers.make_order_by_selector
-    order_by : Vector (Text | Sort_Column) | Text -> Text_Ordering -> Boolean -> Problem_Behavior -> DB_Table  ! Incomparable_Values | No_Input_Columns_Selected | Missing_Input_Columns
+    sort : Vector (Text | Sort_Column) | Text -> Text_Ordering -> Boolean -> Problem_Behavior -> DB_Table  ! Incomparable_Values | No_Input_Columns_Selected | Missing_Input_Columns
-    order_by self (columns = ([(Sort_Column.Name (self.columns.at 0 . name))])) text_ordering:Text_Ordering=..Default error_on_missing_columns:Boolean=True on_problems:Problem_Behavior=..Report_Warning =
+    sort self (columns = ([(Sort_Column.Name (self.columns.at 0 . name))])) text_ordering:Text_Ordering=..Default error_on_missing_columns:Boolean=True on_problems:Problem_Behavior=..Report_Warning =
        problem_builder = Problem_Builder.new error_on_missing_columns=error_on_missing_columns types_to_always_throw=[No_Input_Columns_Selected]
        columns_for_ordering = Table_Helpers.prepare_order_by self.columns columns problem_builder
        problem_builder.attach_problems_before on_problems <|
@ -1263,6 +1265,16 @@ type DB_Table
            new_ctx = self.context.add_orders new_order_descriptors
            self.updated_context new_ctx
    ## PRIVATE
       GROUP Standard.Base.Selections
       ICON order
       Deprecated - use `Table.sort` instead.
    @columns Widget_Helpers.make_order_by_selector
    order_by : Vector (Text | Sort_Column) | Text -> Text_Ordering -> Boolean -> Problem_Behavior -> DB_Table  ! Incomparable_Values | No_Input_Columns_Selected | Missing_Input_Columns
    order_by self (columns = ([(Sort_Column.Name (self.columns.at 0 . name))])) text_ordering:Text_Ordering=..Default error_on_missing_columns:Boolean=True on_problems:Problem_Behavior=..Report_Warning =
        result = self.sort columns text_ordering error_on_missing_columns on_problems
        Warning.attach (Deprecated.Warning "Standard.Database.Table.Table" "order_by" "Deprecated: use `sort` instead.") result
    ## PRIVATE
       Returns the default ordering used for operations like `add_row_number` or
       `take`.
@ -1331,7 +1343,7 @@ type DB_Table
           setting.
    @columns Widget_Helpers.make_column_name_multi_selector
    distinct : Vector (Integer | Text | Regex) | Text | Integer | Regex -> Case_Sensitivity -> Problem_Behavior -> DB_Table ! No_Output_Columns | Missing_Input_Columns | No_Input_Columns_Selected | Floating_Point_Equality
-    distinct self columns=self.column_names case_sensitivity:Case_Sensitivity=..Default on_problems:Problem_Behavior=Report_Warning =
+    distinct self columns=self.column_names case_sensitivity:Case_Sensitivity=..Default on_problems:Problem_Behavior=..Report_Warning =
        key_columns = self.columns_helper.select_columns columns Case_Sensitivity.Default reorder=True error_on_missing_columns=True on_problems=on_problems . catch No_Output_Columns _->
            Error.throw No_Input_Columns_Selected
        problem_builder = Problem_Builder.new
@ -1697,6 +1709,7 @@ type DB_Table
             #    1 | 20 | b | f
             #    2 | 30 | c | g
             #    3 | 40 | d | h
    @lookup_table Widget_Helpers.make_replace_selector
    @columns (Widget_Helpers.make_column_name_multi_selector add_regex=True add_by_type=True)
    @from_column Widget.Text_Input
    @to_column Widget.Text_Input
--- a/distribution/lib/Standard/Database/0.0.0-dev/src/Dialect.enso
+++ b/distribution/lib/Standard/Database/0.0.0-dev/src/Dialect.enso
@ -259,5 +259,5 @@ default_fetch_primary_key connection table_name =
        keys_table = result_set_to_table rs connection.dialect.get_type_mapping.make_column_fetcher
        # The names of the columns are sometimes lowercase and sometimes uppercase, so we do a case insensitive select first.
        selected = keys_table.select_columns ["COLUMN_NAME", "KEY_SEQ"] case_sensitivity=Case_Sensitivity.Insensitive reorder=True
-        key_column_names = selected.order_by 1 . at 0 . to_vector
+        key_column_names = selected.sort 1 . at 0 . to_vector
        if key_column_names.is_empty then Nothing else key_column_names
--- a/distribution/lib/Standard/Database/0.0.0-dev/src/Internal/SQLite/SQLite_Dialect.enso
+++ b/distribution/lib/Standard/Database/0.0.0-dev/src/Internal/SQLite/SQLite_Dialect.enso
@ -247,7 +247,7 @@ type SQLite_Dialect
        ## The `pk` field is non-zero if the columns is part of the primary key.
           The column value indicates the position in the key.
           See: https://www.sqlite.org/pragma.html#pragma_table_info
-        v = info_table.filter "pk" (>0) . order_by "pk" . at "name" . to_vector
+        v = info_table.filter "pk" (>0) . sort "pk" . at "name" . to_vector
        if v.is_empty then Nothing else v
    ## PRIVATE
--- a/distribution/lib/Standard/Searcher/0.0.0-dev/src/Data_Science.enso
+++ b/distribution/lib/Standard/Searcher/0.0.0-dev/src/Data_Science.enso
@ -52,7 +52,7 @@
         example_sort =
             table = Examples.inventory_table
-             table.order_by [Sort_Column.Name "total_stock", Sort_Column.Name "sold_stock" Sort_Direction.Descending]
+             table.sort [Sort_Column.Name "total_stock", Sort_Column.Name "sold_stock" Sort_Direction.Descending]
   > Example
     Compute the number of transactions that each item has participated in, as
--- a/distribution/lib/Standard/Searcher/0.0.0-dev/src/Data_Science/Transform.enso
+++ b/distribution/lib/Standard/Searcher/0.0.0-dev/src/Data_Science/Transform.enso
@ -31,7 +31,7 @@
         example_sort =
            table = Examples.inventory_table
-            table.order_by [Sort_Column.Name "price" Sort_Direction.Descending]
+            table.sort [Sort_Column.Name "price" Sort_Direction.Descending]
   > Example
     Add two columns to each other.
--- a/distribution/lib/Standard/Table/0.0.0-dev/src/Column.enso
+++ b/distribution/lib/Standard/Table/0.0.0-dev/src/Column.enso
@ -1961,9 +1961,9 @@ type Column
                new_storage = self.java_column.getStorage.cast target_storage_type cast_problem_builder
                Column.from_storage self.name new_storage
-    ## GROUP Standard.Base.Conversions
+    ## ALIAS auto_value_type
       GROUP Standard.Base.Conversions
       ICON convert
       ALIAS auto_value_type
       Change the value type of the column to a more specific one, based on its
       contents.
@ -2383,7 +2383,7 @@ type Column
            sorted = self.to_vector.sort order by=wrapped
            Column.from_vector self.name sorted
-    ## ALIAS first, head, last, limit, sample, slice, tail, top, keep
+    ## ALIAS first, head, keep, last, limit, sample, slice, tail, top
       GROUP Standard.Base.Selections
       ICON parse3
       Creates a new Column with the specified range of rows from the input
@ -2418,7 +2418,7 @@ type Column
    take self range=(First 1) =
        Index_Sub_Range_Module.take_helper self.length (self.at _) self.slice (slice_ranges self) range
-    ## ALIAS skip, remove
+    ## ALIAS remove, skip
       GROUP Standard.Base.Selections
       ICON parse3
       Creates a new Column from the input with the specified range of rows
--- a/distribution/lib/Standard/Table/0.0.0-dev/src/Internal/Widget_Helpers.enso
+++ b/distribution/lib/Standard/Table/0.0.0-dev/src/Internal/Widget_Helpers.enso
@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ import Standard.Base.Metadata.Widget
 from Standard.Base.Metadata.Choice import Option
 from Standard.Base.Metadata.Widget import Multiple_Choice, Numeric_Input, Single_Choice, Text_Input, Vector_Editor
 from Standard.Base.System.File_Format import format_types
-from Standard.Base.Widget_Helpers import make_format_chooser
+from Standard.Base.Widget_Helpers import make_any_selector, make_format_chooser
 import project.Aggregate_Column.Aggregate_Column
 import project.Internal.Parse_Values_Helper
@ -239,3 +239,14 @@ make_value_type_vector_selector =
    options = meta.constructors.map c-> Option c.name meta.qualified_name+"."+c.name
    item_editor = Single_Choice display=Display.Always values=options
    Vector_Editor item_editor=item_editor item_default="Value_Type.Boolean" display=Display.Always
 ## PRIVATE
   Make a replace builder.
 make_replace_selector : Display -> Widget
 make_replace_selector display=Display.Always =
    key_selector = make_any_selector add_text=True add_regex=True add_number=True add_boolean=True add_named_pattern=True add_nothing=False
    value_selector = make_any_selector add_text=True add_regex=True add_number=True add_boolean=True add_named_pattern=True add_nothing=True
    fqn = Meta.get_qualified_type_name Pair
    name = Option "Pair" fqn+".Value" [["first", key_selector], ["second", value_selector]]
    item_editor = Single_Choice display=Display.Always values=[name]
    Vector_Editor item_editor=item_editor item_default="(Pair.Value 'Current' 'New')" display=display
--- a/distribution/lib/Standard/Table/0.0.0-dev/src/Table.enso
+++ b/distribution/lib/Standard/Table/0.0.0-dev/src/Table.enso
@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ import Standard.Base.Errors.Unimplemented.Unimplemented
 import Standard.Base.Runtime.Context
 import Standard.Base.System.File.Generic.Writable_File.Writable_File
 from Standard.Base.Metadata import Display, make_single_choice, Widget
-from Standard.Base.Widget_Helpers import make_data_cleanse_vector_selector, make_delimiter_selector, make_format_chooser
+from Standard.Base.Widget_Helpers import make_any_selector, make_data_cleanse_vector_selector, make_delimiter_selector, make_format_chooser
 import project.Aggregate_Column.Aggregate_Column
 import project.Blank_Selector.Blank_Selector
@ -299,6 +299,7 @@ type Table
             example_at = Examples.inventory_table.get_value "item_name" 4
    @selector Widget_Helpers.make_column_name_selector
    @index (t-> Widget.Numeric_Input minimum=0 maximum=t.row_count-1)
    @if_missing (make_any_selector add_text=True add_regex=True add_number=True add_boolean=True add_named_pattern=True add_nothing=True)
    get_value : Text | Integer -> Integer -> Any -> Any
    get_value self selector:(Text | Integer)=0 index:Integer=0 ~if_missing=Nothing =
        col = self.get selector if_missing=Nothing
@ -400,7 +401,7 @@ type Table
             table.select_columns [..By_Type ..Integer]
    @columns (Widget_Helpers.make_column_name_multi_selector add_regex=True add_by_type=True)
    select_columns :  Vector (Integer | Text | Regex | By_Type) | Text | Integer | Regex | By_Type -> Boolean -> Case_Sensitivity -> Boolean -> Problem_Behavior -> Table ! No_Output_Columns | Missing_Input_Columns
-    select_columns self (columns : (Vector | Text | Integer | Regex | By_Type) = [self.columns.first.name]) (reorder:Boolean=False) (case_sensitivity:Case_Sensitivity=Case_Sensitivity.Default) (error_on_missing_columns:Boolean=True) (on_problems:Problem_Behavior=..Report_Warning) =
+    select_columns self (columns : (Vector | Text | Integer | Regex | By_Type) = [self.columns.first.name]) (reorder:Boolean=False) (case_sensitivity:Case_Sensitivity=..Default) (error_on_missing_columns:Boolean=True) (on_problems:Problem_Behavior=..Report_Warning) =
        new_columns = self.columns_helper.select_columns columns case_sensitivity reorder error_on_missing_columns on_problems
        Table.new new_columns
@ -421,7 +422,7 @@ type Table
    select_columns_by_type self types:Vector strict:Boolean=False =
        new_columns = self.columns_helper.select_by_type types strict
        result = Table.new new_columns
-        Warning.attach (Deprecated.Warning "Standard.Database.Table.Table" "select_columns_by_type" "Deprecated: use `select_columns` with a `By_Type` instead.") result
+        Warning.attach (Deprecated.Warning "Standard.Table.Table.Table" "select_columns_by_type" "Deprecated: use `select_columns` with a `By_Type` instead.") result
    ## ALIAS drop fields, drop_columns, remove fields, select columns, select fields
       GROUP Standard.Base.Selections
@ -480,7 +481,7 @@ type Table
             table.remove_columns [..By_Type ..Integer]
    @columns (Widget_Helpers.make_column_name_multi_selector add_regex=True add_by_type=True)
    remove_columns :  Vector (Integer | Text | Regex | By_Type) | Text | Integer | Regex | By_Type -> Case_Sensitivity -> Boolean -> Problem_Behavior -> Table ! No_Output_Columns | Missing_Input_Columns
-    remove_columns self (columns : (Vector | Text | Integer | Regex | By_Type) = [self.columns.first.name]) (case_sensitivity:Case_Sensitivity=Case_Sensitivity.Default) (error_on_missing_columns:Boolean=False) (on_problems:Problem_Behavior=..Report_Warning) =
+    remove_columns self (columns : (Vector | Text | Integer | Regex | By_Type) = [self.columns.first.name]) (case_sensitivity:Case_Sensitivity=..Default) (error_on_missing_columns:Boolean=False) (on_problems:Problem_Behavior=..Report_Warning) =
        new_columns = self.columns_helper.remove_columns columns case_sensitivity error_on_missing_columns=error_on_missing_columns on_problems=on_problems
        Table.new new_columns
@ -501,7 +502,7 @@ type Table
    remove_columns_by_type self types:Vector strict:Boolean=False =
        new_columns = self.columns_helper.remove_by_type types strict
        result = Table.new new_columns
-        Warning.attach (Deprecated.Warning "Standard.Database.Table.Table" "remove_columns_by_type" "Deprecated: use `remove_columns` with a `By_Type` instead.") result
+        Warning.attach (Deprecated.Warning "Standard.Table.Table.Table" "remove_columns_by_type" "Deprecated: use `remove_columns` with a `By_Type` instead.") result
    ## ALIAS select_blank_fields, select_missing_columns, select_na
       GROUP Standard.Base.Selections
@ -525,7 +526,7 @@ type Table
             table.select_blank_columns
    select_blank_columns : Blank_Selector -> Boolean -> Table ! No_Output_Columns
-    select_blank_columns self (when : Blank_Selector = Blank_Selector.All_Cells) (treat_nans_as_blank : Boolean = False) =
+    select_blank_columns self (when : Blank_Selector = ..All_Cells) (treat_nans_as_blank : Boolean = False) =
        new_columns = self.columns_helper.select_blank_columns_helper when treat_nans_as_blank
        Table.new new_columns
@ -551,7 +552,7 @@ type Table
             table.remove_blank_columns
    remove_blank_columns : Blank_Selector -> Boolean -> Table ! No_Output_Columns
-    remove_blank_columns self (when : Blank_Selector = Blank_Selector.All_Cells) (treat_nans_as_blank : Boolean = False) =
+    remove_blank_columns self (when : Blank_Selector = ..All_Cells) (treat_nans_as_blank : Boolean = False) =
        new_columns = self.columns_helper.select_blank_columns_helper when treat_nans_as_blank invert_selection=True
        Table.new new_columns
@ -635,7 +636,7 @@ type Table
             table.reorder_columns Sort_Direction.Descending
    sort_columns : Sort_Direction -> Text_Ordering -> Table
-    sort_columns self order:Sort_Direction=Sort_Direction.Ascending text_ordering:Text_Ordering=Text_Ordering.Default =
+    sort_columns self order:Sort_Direction=..Ascending text_ordering:Text_Ordering=..Default =
        new_columns = Table_Helpers.sort_columns self.columns order text_ordering
        Table.new new_columns
@ -707,7 +708,7 @@ type Table
              table.rename_columns (Map.from_vector [["name=(.*)".to_regex, "key:$1"]])
    @column_map Widget_Helpers.make_rename_name_vector_selector
    rename_columns : Map (Text | Integer | Regex) Text | Vector Text | Vector Vector -> Case_Sensitivity -> Boolean -> Problem_Behavior -> Table ! Missing_Input_Columns | Ambiguous_Column_Rename | Too_Many_Column_Names_Provided | Invalid_Column_Names | Duplicate_Output_Column_Names
-    rename_columns self (column_map:(Table | Map | Vector)=["Column"]) (case_sensitivity:Case_Sensitivity=Case_Sensitivity.Default) (error_on_missing_columns:Boolean=True) (on_problems:Problem_Behavior=..Report_Warning) = case column_map of
+    rename_columns self (column_map:(Table | Map | Vector)=["Column"]) (case_sensitivity:Case_Sensitivity=..Default) (error_on_missing_columns:Boolean=True) (on_problems:Problem_Behavior=..Report_Warning) = case column_map of
        _ : Table ->
            resolved = Table_Helpers.read_name_map_from_table column_map
            self.rename_columns resolved case_sensitivity error_on_missing_columns on_problems
@ -830,7 +831,7 @@ type Table
                    if validated.old_style.not then Table.Value java_table else
                        Warning.attach (Deprecated.Warning "Standard.Table.Aggregate_Column.Aggregate_Column" "Group_By" "Deprecated: `Group_By` constructor has been deprecated, use the `group_by` argument instead.") (Table.Value java_table)
-    ## ALIAS sort
+    ## ALIAS order_by
       GROUP Standard.Base.Selections
       ICON order
       Sorts the rows of the table according to the specified columns and order.
@ -863,40 +864,40 @@ type Table
       > Example
         Sorting `table` in ascending order by the value in column `'Quantity'`.
-             table.order_by ['Quantity']
+             table.sort ['Quantity']
       > Example
         Sorting `table` in descending order by the value in column `'Quantity'`.
-             table.order_by [Sort_Column.Name 'Quantity' Sort_Direction.Descending]
+             table.sort [Sort_Column.Name 'Quantity' Sort_Direction.Descending]
       > Example
         Sorting `table` in ascending order by the value in column `'Quantity'`,
         using the value in column `'Rating'` for breaking ties.
-             table.order_by ['Quantity', 'Rating']
+             table.sort ['Quantity', 'Rating']
       > Example
         Sorting `table` in ascending order by the value in column `'Quantity'`,
         using the value in column `'Rating'` in descending order for breaking
         ties.
-             table.order_by [Sort_Column.Name 'Quantity', Sort_Column.Name 'Rating' Sort_Direction.Descending]
+             table.sort [..Name 'Quantity', ..Name 'Rating' ..Descending]
       > Example
         Order the table by the second column in ascending order. In case of any
         ties, break them based on the 7th column from the end of the table in
         descending order.
-             table.order_by [1, Sort_Column.Index -7 Sort_Direction.Descending]
+             table.sort [1, ..Index -7 ..Descending]
       > Example
         Sort the table by columns whose names start with letter `a`.
-              table.order_by [(Sort_Column.Select_By_Name "a.*".to_regex case_sensitivity=Case_Sensitivity.Insensitive)]
+              table.sort [(..Select_By_Name "a.*".to_regex case_sensitivity=..Insensitive)]
    @columns Widget_Helpers.make_order_by_selector
-    order_by : Vector (Text | Sort_Column) | Text -> Text_Ordering -> Boolean -> Problem_Behavior -> Table ! Incomparable_Values | No_Input_Columns_Selected | Missing_Input_Columns
+    sort : Vector (Text | Sort_Column) | Text -> Text_Ordering -> Boolean -> Problem_Behavior -> Table ! Incomparable_Values | No_Input_Columns_Selected | Missing_Input_Columns
-    order_by self (columns = [self.columns.first.name]) text_ordering:Text_Ordering=..Default error_on_missing_columns:Boolean=True on_problems:Problem_Behavior=..Report_Warning =
+    sort self (columns = [self.columns.first.name]) text_ordering:Text_Ordering=..Default error_on_missing_columns:Boolean=True on_problems:Problem_Behavior=..Report_Warning =
        problem_builder = Problem_Builder.new error_on_missing_columns=error_on_missing_columns types_to_always_throw=[No_Input_Columns_Selected]
        columns_for_ordering = Table_Helpers.prepare_order_by self.columns columns problem_builder
        problem_builder.attach_problems_before on_problems <|
@ -916,6 +917,16 @@ type Table
                self.java_table.orderBy java_columns directions comparator
            Table.Value java_table
    ## PRIVATE
       GROUP Standard.Base.Selections
       ICON order
       Deprecated - use `Table.sort` instead.
    @columns Widget_Helpers.make_order_by_selector
    order_by : Vector (Text | Sort_Column) | Text -> Text_Ordering -> Boolean -> Problem_Behavior -> Table ! Incomparable_Values | No_Input_Columns_Selected | Missing_Input_Columns
    order_by self (columns = [self.columns.first.name]) text_ordering:Text_Ordering=..Default error_on_missing_columns:Boolean=True on_problems:Problem_Behavior=..Report_Warning =
        result = self.sort columns text_ordering error_on_missing_columns on_problems
        Warning.attach (Deprecated.Warning "Standard.Table.Table.Table" "order_by" "Deprecated: use `sort` instead.") result
    ## ALIAS deduplicate, unique
       GROUP Standard.Base.Selections
       ICON preparation
@ -954,7 +965,7 @@ type Table
           setting.
    @columns Widget_Helpers.make_column_name_multi_selector
    distinct : Vector (Integer | Text | Regex) | Text | Integer | Regex -> Case_Sensitivity -> Problem_Behavior -> Table ! No_Output_Columns | Missing_Input_Columns | No_Input_Columns_Selected | Floating_Point_Equality
-    distinct self (columns = self.column_names) case_sensitivity:Case_Sensitivity=Case_Sensitivity.Default on_problems:Problem_Behavior=..Report_Warning =
+    distinct self (columns = self.column_names) case_sensitivity:Case_Sensitivity=..Default on_problems:Problem_Behavior=..Report_Warning =
        key_columns = self.columns_helper.select_columns columns Case_Sensitivity.Default reorder=True error_on_missing_columns=True on_problems=on_problems . catch No_Output_Columns _->
            Error.throw No_Input_Columns_Selected
        java_columns = key_columns.map c->c.java_column
@ -1282,9 +1293,9 @@ type Table
            new_column = column_to_cast.cast value_type on_problems
            table.set new_column as=column_to_cast.name set_mode=Set_Mode.Update
-    ## GROUP Standard.Base.Conversions
+    ## ALIAS auto_value_types
       GROUP Standard.Base.Conversions
       ICON convert
       ALIAS auto_value_types
       Change the value type of table columns to a more specific one, based on
       their contents.
@ -1440,7 +1451,7 @@ type Table
         be reported according to the `on_problems` behavior.
    @column Widget_Helpers.make_column_name_selector
    tokenize_to_columns : Text | Integer -> Text -> Case_Sensitivity -> Columns_To_Add -> Problem_Behavior -> Table
-    tokenize_to_columns self column pattern="." case_sensitivity:Case_Sensitivity=Case_Sensitivity.Sensitive (column_count : Columns_To_Add = ..All_Columns) on_problems:Problem_Behavior=..Report_Warning =
+    tokenize_to_columns self column pattern="." case_sensitivity:Case_Sensitivity=..Sensitive (column_count : Columns_To_Add = ..All_Columns) on_problems:Problem_Behavior=..Report_Warning =
        Split_Tokenize.tokenize_to_columns self column pattern case_sensitivity column_count on_problems
    ## GROUP Standard.Base.Conversions
@ -1461,7 +1472,7 @@ type Table
         Equivalent to converting a tokenization output of [] to [Nothing].
    @column Widget_Helpers.make_column_name_selector
    tokenize_to_rows : Text | Integer -> Text -> Case_Sensitivity -> Boolean -> Table
-    tokenize_to_rows self column pattern="." case_sensitivity:Case_Sensitivity=Case_Sensitivity.Sensitive at_least_one_row:Boolean=False =
+    tokenize_to_rows self column pattern="." case_sensitivity:Case_Sensitivity=..Sensitive at_least_one_row:Boolean=False =
        Split_Tokenize.tokenize_to_rows self column pattern case_sensitivity at_least_one_row
    ## GROUP Standard.Base.Conversions
@ -1493,7 +1504,7 @@ type Table
    @column Widget_Helpers.make_column_name_selector
    @pattern Widget.Text_Input
    parse_to_columns : Text | Integer -> Text | Regex -> Case_Sensitivity -> Boolean -> Problem_Behavior -> Table
-    parse_to_columns self column pattern="." case_sensitivity:Case_Sensitivity=Case_Sensitivity.Sensitive parse_values=True on_problems:Problem_Behavior=..Report_Error =
+    parse_to_columns self column pattern="." case_sensitivity:Case_Sensitivity=..Sensitive parse_values=True on_problems:Problem_Behavior=..Report_Error =
        Split_Tokenize.parse_to_columns self column pattern case_sensitivity parse_values on_problems
    ## GROUP Standard.Base.Calculations
@ -1508,7 +1519,7 @@ type Table
    @column Widget_Helpers.make_column_name_selector
    @fields (Widget.Vector_Editor item_editor=Widget.Text_Input item_default='""')
    expand_column : Text | Integer -> (Vector Text) | Nothing -> Prefix_Name -> Table ! Type_Error | No_Such_Column | Index_Out_Of_Bounds
-    expand_column self (column : Text | Integer) (fields : (Vector Text) | Nothing = Nothing) (prefix : Prefix_Name = Prefix_Name.Column_Name) =
+    expand_column self (column : Text | Integer) (fields : (Vector Text) | Nothing = Nothing) (prefix : Prefix_Name = ..Column_Name) =
        Expand_Objects_Helpers.expand_column self column fields prefix
    ## GROUP Standard.Base.Calculations
@ -1651,12 +1662,12 @@ type Table
             people.filter_by_expression "[age] % 10 == 0"
    filter_by_expression : Text -> Problem_Behavior -> Table ! No_Such_Column | Invalid_Value_Type | Expression_Error
-    filter_by_expression self expression on_problems:Problem_Behavior=..Report_Warning =
+    filter_by_expression self expression:Text on_problems:Problem_Behavior=..Report_Warning =
        column = self.evaluate_expression (Expression.Value expression) on_problems
        result = self.filter column Filter_Condition.Is_True
        Warning.attach (Deprecated.Warning "Standard.Table.Table.Table" "filter_by_expression" "Deprecated: use `filter` with an `Expression` instead.") result
-    ## ALIAS first, head, last, limit, sample, slice, tail, top, keep
+    ## ALIAS first, head, keep, last, limit, sample, slice, tail, top
       GROUP Standard.Base.Selections
       ICON select_row
       Creates a new Table with the specified range of rows from the input
@ -1688,7 +1699,7 @@ type Table
    take self range:(Index_Sub_Range | Range | Integer)=(..First 1) =
        Index_Sub_Range_Module.take_helper self.row_count (self.rows.at _) self.slice (slice_ranges self) range
-    ## ALIAS skip, remove
+    ## ALIAS remove, skip
       GROUP Standard.Base.Selections
       ICON select_row
       Creates a new Table from the input with the specified range of rows
@ -1889,7 +1900,7 @@ type Table
       - map: The `Map` to create the table from.
       - key_column_name: The name to use for the first column.
       - value_column_name: The name to use for the second column.
-    make_table_from_map  : Map Any Any -> Text -> Text -> Table
+    make_table_from_map : Map Any Any -> Text -> Text -> Table
    make_table_from_map self map key_column_name value_column_name =
        keys_and_values = map.to_vector
        self.make_table_from_vectors [keys_and_values.map .first, keys_and_values.map .second] [key_column_name, value_column_name]
@ -2268,6 +2279,7 @@ type Table
             #    1 | 20 | b | f
             #    2 | 30 | c | g
             #    3 | 40 | d | h
    @lookup_table Widget_Helpers.make_replace_selector
    @columns (Widget_Helpers.make_column_name_multi_selector add_regex=True add_by_type=True)
    @from_column Widget.Text_Input
    @to_column Widget.Text_Input
--- a/distribution/lib/Standard/Test/0.0.0-dev/src/Faker.enso
+++ b/distribution/lib/Standard/Test/0.0.0-dev/src/Faker.enso
@ -51,11 +51,11 @@ type Faker
    string_value self template =
        case template of
            _ : Text ->
-                 char_vector = template.char_vector.map c-> case c of
+                 char_vector = template.characters.map c-> case c of
                    "A" -> Faker.upper_case_letters
                    "a" -> Faker.lower_case_letters
                    "0" -> Faker.numbers
-                    _ -> c
+                    _ -> [c]
                 self.string_value char_vector
            _ ->
                characters = template.map possible_chars->
--- a/distribution/lib/Standard/Visualization/0.0.0-dev/src/AI.enso
+++ b/distribution/lib/Standard/Visualization/0.0.0-dev/src/AI.enso
@ -7,17 +7,17 @@ goal_placeholder = "__$$GOAL$$__"
 ## PRIVATE
 Table.build_ai_prompt self =
-    ops = ["aggregate","filter_by_expression","order_by","row_count","set","select_columns","transpose","join"]
+    ops = ["aggregate","filter_by_expression","sort","row_count","set","select_columns","transpose","join"]
    aggs = ["Count","Average","Sum","Median","First","Last","Maximum","Minimum"]
    joins = ["Inner","Left_Outer","Right_Outer","Full","Left_Exclusive","Right_Exclusive"]
    examples = """
        Table["id","category","Unit Price","Stock"];goal=get product count by category==>>`aggregate ["category"] [Aggregate_Column.Count]`
-        Table["ID","Unit Price","Stock"];goal=order by how many items are available==>>`order_by ["Stock"]`
+        Table["ID","Unit Price","Stock"];goal=order by how many items are available==>>`sort ["Stock"]`
        Table["Name","Enrolled Year"];goal=select people who enrolled between 2015 and 2018==>>`filter_by_expression "[Enrolled Year] >= 2015 && [Enrolled Year] <= 2018`
        Table["Number of items","client name","city","unit price"];goal=compute the total value of each order==>>`set "[Number of items] * [unit price]" "total value"`
        Table["Number of items","client name","CITY","unit price","total value"];goal=compute the average order value by city==>>`aggregate ["CITY"] [Aggregate_Column.Average "total value"]`
        Table["Area Code", "number"];goal=get full phone numbers==>>`set "'+1 (' + [Area Code] + ') ' + [number]" "full phone number"`
-        Table["Name","Grade","Subject"];goal=rank students by their average grade==>>`aggregate ["Name"] [Aggregate_Column.Average "Grade" "Average Grade"] . order_by [Sort_Column.Name "Average Grade" Sort_Direction.Descending]`
+        Table["Name","Grade","Subject"];goal=rank students by their average grade==>>`aggregate ["Name"] [Aggregate_Column.Average "Grade" "Average Grade"] . sort [Sort_Column.Name "Average Grade" Sort_Direction.Descending]`
        Table["Country","Prime minister name","2018","2019","2020","2021"];goal=pivot yearly GDP values to rows==>>`transpose ["Country", "Prime minister name"] "Year" "GDP"`
        Table["Size","Weight","Width","stuff","thing"];goal=only select size and thing of each record==>>`select_columns ["Size", "thing"]`
        Table["ID","Name","Count"];goal=join it with var_17==>>`join var_17 Join_Kind.Inner`
--- a/test/Benchmarks/src/Table/Add_Row_Number.enso
+++ b/test/Benchmarks/src/Table/Add_Row_Number.enso
@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ collect_benches = Bench.build builder->
        if extended_tests then
            # Comparing `add_row_number` to similar table ops
            group_builder.specify "Sort_Table" <|
-                data.table.order_by "X"
+                data.table.sort "X"
            group_builder.specify "Group_And_Sort" <|
                data.table.aggregate ["X"] [Aggregate_Column.Last "Y" order_by="Y"]
--- a/test/Benchmarks/src/Table/Sorting.enso
+++ b/test/Benchmarks/src/Table/Sorting.enso
@ -50,14 +50,14 @@ collect_benches = Bench.build builder->
    data = Data.create
    builder.group "Table_Sorting" table_sort_opts group_builder->
-        group_builder.specify "table_order_by_ints" <|
+        group_builder.specify "table_sort_ints" <|
-            data.ints_table.order_by [Sort_Column.Index 0]
+            data.ints_table.sort [..Index 0]
-        group_builder.specify "table_order_by_dates" <|
+        group_builder.specify "table_sort_dates" <|
-            data.dates_table.order_by [Sort_Column.Index 0]
+            data.dates_table.sort [..Index 0]
-        group_builder.specify "table_order_by_objects" <|
+        group_builder.specify "table_sort_objects" <|
-            data.objects_table.order_by [Sort_Column.Index 0]
+            data.objects_table.sort [..Index 0]
    builder.group "Vector_Sorting" vec_sort_opts group_builder->
        group_builder.specify "vector_sort_ints" <|
--- a/test/Table_Tests/src/Common_Table_Operations/Add_Row_Number_Spec.enso
+++ b/test/Table_Tests/src/Common_Table_Operations/Add_Row_Number_Spec.enso
@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ add_specs suite_builder setup =
        group_builder.specify "should rename existing column upon a name clash" <|
            t1 = table_builder [["X", ['a', 'b']], ["Y", ['c', 'd']], ["Z", [40, 20]]]
-            t2 = t1.add_row_number name="Y" order_by=["X"] |> materialize |> _.order_by "X"
+            t2 = t1.add_row_number name="Y" order_by=["X"] |> materialize |> _.sort "X"
            t2.column_names . should_equal ["X", "Y 1", "Z", "Y"]
            t2.at "X" . to_vector . should_equal ['a', 'b']
@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ add_specs suite_builder setup =
        group_builder.specify "should allow to order the row numbers by some columns" <|
            t2 = table_builder [["X", ["a", "b", "a", "a"]], ["Y", [1, 2, 3, 4]]]
-            t3 = t2.add_row_number order_by=["X", (Sort_Column.Name "Y" Sort_Direction.Descending)] |> materialize |> _.order_by "Y"
+            t3 = t2.add_row_number order_by=["X", (Sort_Column.Name "Y" Sort_Direction.Descending)] |> materialize |> _.sort "Y"
            t3.at "Y" . to_vector . should_equal [1, 2, 3, 4]
            t3.at "Row" . to_vector . should_equal [3, 4, 2, 1]
@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ add_specs suite_builder setup =
            vr = [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8]
            t = table_builder [["X", vx], ["Y", vy], ["row_id", vr]]
            # The row id is added to enforce a clear ordering in Database
-            t1 = t.add_row_number group_by=["X"] order_by=["Y"] from=100 step=100 |> materialize |> _.order_by "row_id"
+            t1 = t.add_row_number group_by=["X"] order_by=["Y"] from=100 step=100 |> materialize |> _.sort "row_id"
            t1.at "X" . to_vector . should_equal vx
            t1.at "Y" . to_vector . should_equal vy
@ -75,20 +75,20 @@ add_specs suite_builder setup =
        group_builder.specify "should report floating point equality warning when grouping on float columns" <|
            t = table_builder [["X", [1.0, 1.5, 1.0, 2.5, 2.5]], ["row_id", [1, 2, 3, 4, 5]]]
-            t1 = t.add_row_number group_by=["X"] order_by=["row_id"] |> materialize |> _.order_by "row_id"
+            t1 = t.add_row_number group_by=["X"] order_by=["row_id"] |> materialize |> _.sort "row_id"
            Problems.expect_warning Floating_Point_Equality t1
            t1.at "Row" . to_vector . should_equal [1, 1, 2, 1, 2]
            r2 = t.add_row_number group_by=["X"] order_by=["row_id"] on_problems=Problem_Behavior.Report_Error
            r2.should_fail_with Floating_Point_Equality
-            t3 = t.add_row_number order_by=["X"] |> materialize |> _.order_by "row_id"
+            t3 = t.add_row_number order_by=["X"] |> materialize |> _.sort "row_id"
            Problems.assume_no_problems t3
            t3.at "Row" . to_vector . should_equal [1, 3, 2, 4, 5]
            if setup.is_database.not then
                t4 = table_builder [["X", [1, "A", 1, 24.0, 24.0, 24.0, 24]], ["row_id", [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7]]]
-                t5 = t4.add_row_number group_by=["X"] order_by=["row_id"] |> materialize |> _.order_by "row_id"
+                t5 = t4.add_row_number group_by=["X"] order_by=["row_id"] |> materialize |> _.sort "row_id"
                Problems.expect_warning Floating_Point_Equality t5
                t5.at "Row" . to_vector . should_equal [1, 1, 2, 1, 2, 3, 4]
@ -107,7 +107,7 @@ add_specs suite_builder setup =
        group_builder.specify "will respect the row order of order_by" <|
            t = table_builder [["X", [1, 2, 3, 4]], ["Y", [40, 30, 20, 10]]]
-            t1 = t.order_by "Y"
+            t1 = t.sort "Y"
            t2 = t1.add_row_number
@ -119,7 +119,7 @@ add_specs suite_builder setup =
            t0 = table_builder [["X", ["a", "b", "a", "c"]], ["Y", [1, 2, 4, 8]]]
            t1 = t0.aggregate ["X"] [Aggregate_Column.Sum "Y"]
-            t2 = t1.order_by "X" . add_row_number
+            t2 = t1.sort "X" . add_row_number
            t2.at "X" . to_vector . should_equal ['a', 'b', 'c']
            t2.at "Sum Y" . to_vector . should_equal [5.0, 2.0, 8.0]
            t2.at "Row" . to_vector . should_equal [1, 2, 3]
@ -233,7 +233,7 @@ add_specs suite_builder setup =
            src = table_builder [["X", [500, 400, 30, 1, 2]], ["Y", [10, 20, 30, 40, 50]]]
            db_table = src.select_into_database_table data.connection (Name_Generator.random_name "add-row-number-test-1") temporary=True primary_key=["X"]
-            t2 = db_table.add_row_number |> materialize |> _.order_by ["Y"]
+            t2 = db_table.add_row_number |> materialize |> _.sort ["Y"]
            t2.at "Y" . to_vector . should_equal [10, 20, 30, 40, 50]
            t2.at "X" . to_vector . should_equal [500, 400, 30, 1, 2]
            t2.at "Row" . to_vector . should_equal [5, 4, 3, 1, 2]
--- a/test/Table_Tests/src/Common_Table_Operations/Aggregate_Spec.enso
+++ b/test/Table_Tests/src/Common_Table_Operations/Aggregate_Spec.enso
@ -944,7 +944,7 @@ add_specs suite_builder setup =
            table = table_builder [["A", ["foo", "bar", "foo", "foo"]], ["B", ["a", "b", "c", "d"]]]
            result = table.aggregate ["A"] [Concatenate "B" prefix="[[" suffix="]]" separator="; "]
            result.row_count . should_equal 2
-            materialized = materialize result . order_by ([Sort_Column.Name "A"])
+            materialized = materialize result . sort ([..Name "A"])
            Problems.assume_no_problems materialized
            materialized.column_count . should_equal 2
            materialized.columns.at 0 . name . should_equal "A"
@ -1055,14 +1055,14 @@ add_specs suite_builder setup =
            r1 = t5.aggregate ["G"] [Count_Distinct "A" (ignore_nothing=True)]
            r1.row_count . should_equal 2
-            m1 = materialize r1 . order_by ([Sort_Column.Name "G"])
+            m1 = materialize r1 . sort ([..Name "G"])
            m1.column_count . should_equal 2
            m1.columns.first.to_vector . should_equal ["bar", "foo"]
            m1.columns.second.to_vector . should_equal [0, 1]
            r2 = t5.aggregate ["G"] [Count_Distinct "A" (ignore_nothing=False)]
            r2.row_count . should_equal 2
-            m2 = materialize r2 . order_by ([Sort_Column.Name "G"])
+            m2 = materialize r2 . sort ([..Name "G"])
            m2.column_count . should_equal 2
            m2.columns.first.to_vector . should_equal ["bar", "foo"]
            m2.columns.second.to_vector . should_equal [1, 2]
@ -1120,7 +1120,7 @@ add_specs suite_builder setup =
            r2 = table.aggregate ["G"] [Average "X"]
            r2.row_count.should_equal 2
-            m2 = materialize r2 . order_by ([Sort_Column.Name "G"])
+            m2 = materialize r2 . sort ([..Name "G"])
            m2.column_count . should_equal 2
            m2.columns.first.to_vector . should_equal ["a", "b"]
            m2.columns.second.to_vector . should_equal [0.5, 1]
@ -1347,7 +1347,7 @@ add_specs suite_builder setup =
            table = table_builder [["A", [1, 1, 2, 1]], ["B", [3, 2, 2, 3]], ["C", [11, 12, 13, 14]]]
            grouped = table.aggregate ["B", "A"]
            grouped.row_count . should_equal 3
-            materialized = materialize grouped . order_by ([Sort_Column.Name "A", Sort_Column.Name "B"])
+            materialized = materialize grouped . sort ([..Name "A", ..Name "B"])
            Problems.assume_no_problems materialized
            materialized.column_count . should_equal 2
            materialized.columns.at 1 . name . should_equal "A"
@ -1360,7 +1360,7 @@ add_specs suite_builder setup =
                table = table_builder [["A", ['s', 's\u0301', 'ś', 's\u0301']], ["B", [1, 2, 4, 8]]]
                grouped = table.aggregate ["A"] [Sum "B"]
                grouped.row_count . should_equal 2
-                materialized = materialize grouped . order_by ["A"]
+                materialized = materialize grouped . sort ["A"]
                Problems.assume_no_problems materialized
                materialized.column_count . should_equal 2
                materialized.columns.at 0 . name . should_equal "A"
@ -1377,17 +1377,17 @@ add_specs suite_builder setup =
                table = table_builder [dates, times, datetimes, ints]
                g1 = table.aggregate ["Date"] [Sum "Int"]
-                m1 = materialize g1 . order_by (["Date"])
+                m1 = materialize g1 . sort (["Date"])
                m1.at "Date" . to_vector . should_equal [Date.new 1997, Date.new 2000 2 2, Date.new 2022 12 31]
                m1.at "Sum Int" . to_vector . should_equal [17, 10, 4]
                g2 = table.aggregate ["Time"] [Sum "Int"]
-                m2 = materialize g2 . order_by (["Time"])
+                m2 = materialize g2 . sort (["Time"])
                m2.at "Time" . to_vector . should_equal [Time_Of_Day.new, Time_Of_Day.new 0 0 0 500, Time_Of_Day.new 1 2 3, Time_Of_Day.new 11 25 40]
                m2.at "Sum Int" . to_vector . should_equal [9, 2, 4, 16]
                g3 = table.aggregate ["DateTime"] [Sum "Int"]
-                m3 = materialize g3 . order_by (["DateTime"])
+                m3 = materialize g3 . sort (["DateTime"])
                ## The DB may change the timezone of the values, so we need to convert them back to be able to check for equality.
                   All that we require is that the instant in time represented by the values is preserved.
                at_system_tz dt =
@ -1431,7 +1431,7 @@ add_specs suite_builder setup =
            table = table_builder [["Index", [1, 1, 2, 2]], ["Value", [1, 2, 3, 4]]]
            t1 = table.aggregate ["Index"] [Sum "Value", Sum (expr "[Value]*[Value]")]
            t1.column_count . should_equal 3
-            r1 =  t1 |> materialize |> _.order_by "Index"
+            r1 =  t1 |> materialize |> _.sort "Index"
            r1.at "Index" . to_vector . should_equal [1, 2]
            r1.at "Sum Value" . to_vector . should_equal [3, 7]
            # Not using by name, as naming is not yet consistent between backends.
--- a/test/Table_Tests/src/Common_Table_Operations/Column_Name_Edge_Cases_Spec.enso
+++ b/test/Table_Tests/src/Common_Table_Operations/Column_Name_Edge_Cases_Spec.enso
@ -183,7 +183,7 @@ add_specs suite_builder setup =
            t3 = t1.join t2 on='ś'
            t3.column_names . should_equal ['ś', 'X', 'Right ś', 'Y']
-            m3 = materialize t3 . order_by 'ś'
+            m3 = materialize t3 . sort 'ś'
            m3.at 'ś' . to_vector . should_equal [1, 2]
            m3.at 'X' . to_vector . should_equal ['a', 'b']
            m3.at 'Right ś' . to_vector . should_equal [1, 2]
--- a/test/Table_Tests/src/Common_Table_Operations/Distinct_Spec.enso
+++ b/test/Table_Tests/src/Common_Table_Operations/Distinct_Spec.enso
@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ add_specs suite_builder setup =
            a = ["A", ["a", "b", "a", "b", "a", "b"]]
            b = ["B", [2, 1, 2, 2, 2, 1]]
            t = table_builder [a, b]
-            r = t.distinct on_problems=Report_Error |> materialize |> _.order_by ["A", "B"]
+            r = t.distinct on_problems=Report_Error |> materialize |> _.sort ["A", "B"]
            r.at "A" . to_vector . should_equal ["a", "b", "b"]
            r.at "B" . to_vector . should_equal [2, 1, 2]
@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ add_specs suite_builder setup =
            r1.at "B" . to_vector . should_equal [1]
            r1.at "C" . to_vector . should_equal [0.1]
-            r2 = t.distinct ["A", "B"] on_problems=Report_Error |> materialize |> _.order_by "B"
+            r2 = t.distinct ["A", "B"] on_problems=Report_Error |> materialize |> _.sort "B"
            r2.at "A" . to_vector . should_equal ["a", "a"]
            r2.at "B" . to_vector . should_equal [1, 2]
            cv = r2.at "C" . to_vector
@ -63,9 +63,9 @@ add_specs suite_builder setup =
                a = ["A", ["a", "a", "a", "a", "a", "a"]]
                b = ["B", [1, 1, 2, 2, 1, 2]]
                c = ["C", [0.1, 0.2, 0.3, 0.4, 0.5, 0.6]]
-                t = table_builder [a, b, c] . order_by ([(Sort_Column.Name "C" Sort_Direction.Descending)])
+                t = table_builder [a, b, c] . sort ([(..Name "C" ..Descending)])
-                r2 = t.distinct ["A", "B"] on_problems=Report_Error |> materialize |> _.order_by "B"
+                r2 = t.distinct ["A", "B"] on_problems=Report_Error |> materialize |> _.sort "B"
                r2.at "A" . to_vector . should_equal ["a", "a"]
                r2.at "B" . to_vector . should_equal [1, 2]
                r2.at "C" . to_vector . should_equal [0.5, 0.6]
@ -73,10 +73,10 @@ add_specs suite_builder setup =
        group_builder.specify "should allow to control case-sensitivity of keys" <|
            x = ["X", ['A', 'a', 'enso', 'Enso', 'A']]
            t1 = table_builder [x]
-            d1 = t1.distinct ["X"] on_problems=Report_Error |> materialize |> _.order_by ["X"]
+            d1 = t1.distinct ["X"] on_problems=Report_Error |> materialize |> _.sort ["X"]
            d1.at "X" . to_vector . should_equal ['A', 'Enso', 'a', 'enso']
-            d2 = t1.distinct ["X"] case_sensitivity=Case_Sensitivity.Insensitive on_problems=Report_Error |> materialize |> _.order_by ["X"]
+            d2 = t1.distinct ["X"] case_sensitivity=Case_Sensitivity.Insensitive on_problems=Report_Error |> materialize |> _.sort ["X"]
            v = d2.at "X" . to_vector
            v.length . should_equal 2
            v.filter (_.equals_ignore_case "enso") . length . should_equal 1
@ -96,7 +96,7 @@ add_specs suite_builder setup =
            a = ["A", ["a", Nothing, "b", "a", "b", Nothing, "a", "b"]]
            b = ["B", [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8]]
            t = table_builder [a, b]
-            r = t.distinct ["A"] on_problems=Report_Error |> materialize |> _.order_by "A"
+            r = t.distinct ["A"] on_problems=Report_Error |> materialize |> _.sort "A"
            va = r.at "A" . to_vector
            vb = r.at "B" . to_vector
            va . should_equal [Nothing, "a", "b"]
@ -142,7 +142,7 @@ add_specs suite_builder setup =
            a = ["A", ["a", "a", "b", "b", "c"]]
            b = ["B", [1, 1, 1, 2, 1]]
            t = table_builder [a, b]
-            r = t.duplicates on_problems=Report_Error |> materialize |> _.order_by ["A", "B"]
+            r = t.duplicates on_problems=Report_Error |> materialize |> _.sort ["A", "B"]
            r.at "A" . to_vector . should_equal ["a", "a"]
            r.at "B" . to_vector . should_equal [1, 1]
@ -165,10 +165,10 @@ add_specs suite_builder setup =
        group_builder.specify "should allow to control case-sensitivity of keys" <|
            x = ["X", ['A', 'a', 'enso', 'Enso', 'A']]
            t1 = table_builder [x]
-            d1 = t1.duplicates ["X"] on_problems=Report_Error |> materialize |> _.order_by ["X"]
+            d1 = t1.duplicates ["X"] on_problems=Report_Error |> materialize |> _.sort ["X"]
            d1.at "X" . to_vector . should_equal ['A', 'A']
-            d2 = t1.duplicates ["X"] case_sensitivity=Case_Sensitivity.Insensitive on_problems=Report_Error |> materialize |> _.order_by ["X"]
+            d2 = t1.duplicates ["X"] case_sensitivity=Case_Sensitivity.Insensitive on_problems=Report_Error |> materialize |> _.sort ["X"]
            d2.at "X" . to_vector . should_equal ['A', 'A', 'Enso', 'a', 'enso']
        group_builder.specify "should report a warning if the key contains floating point values" <|
@ -185,7 +185,7 @@ add_specs suite_builder setup =
            a = ["A", ["a", Nothing, "b", Nothing]]
            b = ["B", [1, 2, 3, 4]]
            t = table_builder [a, b]
-            r = t.duplicates ["A"] on_problems=Report_Error |> materialize |> _.order_by "B"
+            r = t.duplicates ["A"] on_problems=Report_Error |> materialize |> _.sort "B"
            r.at "A" . to_vector . should_equal [Nothing, Nothing]
            r.at "B" . to_vector . should_equal [2, 4]
--- a/test/Table_Tests/src/Common_Table_Operations/Integration_Tests.enso
+++ b/test/Table_Tests/src/Common_Table_Operations/Integration_Tests.enso
@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ add_specs suite_builder setup =
            t2 = table_builder [["Letter", ["A", "B", "A", "A", "C", "A", "C", "D", "D", "B", "B"]]]
            t3 = t2.aggregate ["Letter"] [Aggregate_Column.Count]
-            t4 = t3.join t1 on="Count" join_kind=Join_Kind.Left_Outer |> materialize |> _.order_by "Letter"
+            t4 = t3.join t1 on="Count" join_kind=Join_Kind.Left_Outer |> materialize |> _.sort "Letter"
            t4.columns.map .name . should_equal ["Letter", "Count", "Right Count", "Class"]
            rows = t4.rows . map .to_vector
            rows.at 0 . should_equal ["A", 4, Nothing, Nothing]
@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ add_specs suite_builder setup =
            t2 = table_builder [["Letter", ["A", "B", "A", "A", "C", "C"]], ["Points", [2, 5, 2, 1, 10, 3]]]
            t3 = t2.aggregate ["Letter"] [Aggregate_Column.Sum "Points"]
-            t4 = t3.distinct "Sum Points" |> materialize |> _.order_by "Sum Points"
+            t4 = t3.distinct "Sum Points" |> materialize |> _.sort "Sum Points"
            t4.columns.map .name . should_equal ["Letter", "Sum Points"]
            t4.row_count . should_equal 2
@ -81,7 +81,7 @@ add_specs suite_builder setup =
            t2 = table_builder [["Letter", ["A", "B", "A", "A", "C", "C", "B"]], ["Points", [2, 5, 2, 1, 10, 3, 0]]]
            t3 = t2.aggregate ["Letter"] [Aggregate_Column.Sum "Points"]
-            t4 = t3.filter "Sum Points" (Filter_Condition.Equal 5)  |> materialize |> _.order_by "Letter"
+            t4 = t3.filter "Sum Points" (Filter_Condition.Equal 5)  |> materialize |> _.sort "Letter"
            t4.columns.map .name . should_equal ["Letter", "Sum Points"]
            rows = t4.rows . map .to_vector
            rows.at 0 . should_equal ["A", 5]
@ -90,7 +90,7 @@ add_specs suite_builder setup =
        group_builder.specify "aggregates and ordering" <|
            t1 = table_builder [["Letter", ["C", "A", "B", "A", "A", "C", "C", "B"]], ["Points", [0, -100, 5, 2, 1, 10, 3, 0]]]
            t2 = t1.aggregate ["Letter"] [Aggregate_Column.Sum "Points"]
-            t3 = t2.order_by "Sum Points" |> materialize
+            t3 = t2.sort "Sum Points" |> materialize
            t3.columns.map .name . should_equal ["Letter", "Sum Points"]
            t3.at "Letter" . to_vector . should_equal ["A", "B", "C"]
            t3.at "Sum Points" . to_vector . should_equal [-97, 5, 13]
@ -99,11 +99,11 @@ add_specs suite_builder setup =
            t1 = table_builder [["X", [1, 2, 2, 1]], ["Y", ["a", "b", "b", "a"]], ["Z", [1, 2, 3, 4]]]
            # These are 'adversarial' white-box examples constructed knowing that Postgres' DISTINCT ON does not play too well with ORDER BY and it needs to be handled carefully.
-            t2 = t1.order_by "X" . distinct "X" |> materialize
+            t2 = t1.sort "X" . distinct "X" |> materialize
            t2.row_count . should_equal 2
-            t3 = t1.order_by "Y" . distinct "X" |> materialize
+            t3 = t1.sort "Y" . distinct "X" |> materialize
            t3.row_count . should_equal 2
-            t4 = t1.order_by "Y" . distinct "X" . order_by "Y" |> materialize
+            t4 = t1.sort "Y" . distinct "X" . sort "Y" |> materialize
            t4.row_count . should_equal 2
        if setup.test_selection.distinct_returns_first_row_from_group_if_ordered then
@ -111,14 +111,14 @@ add_specs suite_builder setup =
                a = ["A", ["a", "a", "a", "a", "a", "a"]]
                b = ["B", [1, 1, 2, 2, 1, 2]]
                c = ["C", [0.1, 0.2, 0.3, 0.4, 0.5, 0.6]]
-                t = (table_builder [a, b, c]) . order_by ([(Sort_Column.Name "C" Sort_Direction.Descending)])
+                t = (table_builder [a, b, c]) . sort ([(..Name "C" ..Descending)])
                t2 = t.distinct ["A", "B"] on_problems=Report_Error
                # Now, reverse the order!
                ## But the distinct was taken under descending order, so that
                   should be preserved - we will still have _last_ rows from
                   each group (first in reversed order).
-                t3 = t2.order_by "C"
+                t3 = t2.sort "C"
                r = t3 |> materialize
                r.at "A" . to_vector . should_equal ["a", "a"]
                r.at "B" . to_vector . should_equal [1, 2]
@ -134,7 +134,7 @@ add_specs suite_builder setup =
                a = ["A", ["a", "a", "b", "a", "b"]]
                b = ["B", [1, 2, 5, 5, 2]]
                c = ["C", [0.1, 0.2, 0.3, 0.4, 0.5]]
-                t = table_builder [a, b, c] . order_by "C"
+                t = table_builder [a, b, c] . sort "C"
                t2 = t.distinct ["A"] on_problems=Report_Error
                r2 = t2 |> materialize
@ -198,7 +198,7 @@ add_specs suite_builder setup =
                Test.with_clue "t4[X].value_type="+vt2.to_display_text+": " <|
                    vt2.should_be_a (Value_Type.Char ...)
                    vt2.variable_length.should_be_true
-                t5 = t4 |> materialize |> _.order_by "Y"
+                t5 = t4 |> materialize |> _.sort "Y"
                t5.at "Y" . to_vector . should_equal [0, 1, 2]
                t5.at "Shortest X" . to_vector . should_equal ["b", "a", "c"]
--- a/test/Table_Tests/src/Common_Table_Operations/Join/Cross_Join_Spec.enso
+++ b/test/Table_Tests/src/Common_Table_Operations/Join/Cross_Join_Spec.enso
@ -150,8 +150,8 @@ add_specs suite_builder setup =
            t1 = table_builder [["X", [100, 2]], ["Y", [4, 5]]]
            t2 = table_builder [["Z", ['a', 'b', 'c']], ["W", ['x', 'd', 'd']]]
-            t3 = t1.order_by "X"
+            t3 = t1.sort "X"
-            t4 = t2.order_by ([Sort_Column.Name "Z" Sort_Direction.Descending])
+            t4 = t2.sort ([..Name "Z" ..Descending])
            t5 = t3.cross_join t4
            expect_column_names ["X", "Y", "Z", "W"] t5
--- a/test/Table_Tests/src/Common_Table_Operations/Join/Join_Spec.enso
+++ b/test/Table_Tests/src/Common_Table_Operations/Join/Join_Spec.enso
@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ add_specs suite_builder setup =
        group_builder.specify "should by default do a Left Outer join on equality of first column in the left table, correlated with column of the same name in the right one" <|
            t3 = table_builder [["Z", [4, 5, 6, 7]], ["X", [2, 3, 2, 4]]]
-            t4 = data.t1.join t3 |> materialize |> _.order_by ["X", "Z"]
+            t4 = data.t1.join t3 |> materialize |> _.sort ["X", "Z"]
            expect_column_names ["X", "Y", "Z", "Right X"] t4
            t4.at "X" . to_vector . should_equal   [1, 2, 2, 3]
            t4.at "Y" . to_vector . should_equal   [4, 5, 5, 6]
@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ add_specs suite_builder setup =
        group_builder.specify "should allow Inner join" <|
            t3 = data.t1.join data.t2 join_kind=Join_Kind.Inner on=(Join_Condition.Equals 0 0)
            expect_column_names ["X", "Y", "Z", "W"] t3
-            t4 = t3 |> materialize |> _.order_by ["X", "W"]
+            t4 = t3 |> materialize |> _.sort ["X", "W"]
            t4.at "X" . to_vector . should_equal [2, 2, 3]
            t4.at "Z" . to_vector . should_equal [2, 2, 3]
            t4.at "Y" . to_vector . should_equal [5, 5, 6]
@ -82,14 +82,14 @@ add_specs suite_builder setup =
        group_builder.specify "should allow Inner join (autoscoped)" <|
            t3 = data.t1.join data.t2 join_kind=..Inner on=(..Equals 0 0)
            expect_column_names ["X", "Y", "Z", "W"] t3
-            t4 = t3 |> materialize |> _.order_by ["X", "W"]
+            t4 = t3 |> materialize |> _.sort ["X", "W"]
            t4.at "X" . to_vector . should_equal [2, 2, 3]
            t4.at "Z" . to_vector . should_equal [2, 2, 3]
            t4.at "Y" . to_vector . should_equal [5, 5, 6]
            t4.at "W" . to_vector . should_equal [4, 6, 5]
        group_builder.specify "should allow Full join" <|
-            t3 = data.t1.join data.t2 join_kind=Join_Kind.Full on=(Join_Condition.Equals 0 0) |> materialize |> _.order_by ["X", "W"]
+            t3 = data.t1.join data.t2 join_kind=Join_Kind.Full on=(Join_Condition.Equals 0 0) |> materialize |> _.sort ["X", "W"]
            expect_column_names ["X", "Y", "Z", "W"] t3
            t3.at "X" . to_vector . should_equal [Nothing, 1, 2, 2, 3]
            t3.at "Y" . to_vector . should_equal [Nothing, 4, 5, 5, 6]
@ -97,7 +97,7 @@ add_specs suite_builder setup =
            t3.at "W" . to_vector . should_equal [7, Nothing, 4, 6, 5]
        group_builder.specify "should allow Right Outer join" <|
-            t5 = data.t1.join data.t2 join_kind=Join_Kind.Right_Outer on=(Join_Condition.Equals 0 0) |> materialize |> _.order_by ["X", "W"]
+            t5 = data.t1.join data.t2 join_kind=Join_Kind.Right_Outer on=(Join_Condition.Equals 0 0) |> materialize |> _.sort ["X", "W"]
            expect_column_names ["X", "Y", "Z", "W"] t5
            t5.at "X" . to_vector . should_equal [Nothing, 2, 2, 3]
            t5.at "Y" . to_vector . should_equal [Nothing, 5, 5, 6]
@ -105,12 +105,12 @@ add_specs suite_builder setup =
            t5.at "W" . to_vector . should_equal [7, 4, 6, 5]
        group_builder.specify "should allow to perform anti-joins" <|
-            t6 = data.t1.join data.t2 join_kind=Join_Kind.Left_Exclusive on=(Join_Condition.Equals 0 0) |> materialize |> _.order_by ["X"]
+            t6 = data.t1.join data.t2 join_kind=Join_Kind.Left_Exclusive on=(Join_Condition.Equals 0 0) |> materialize |> _.sort ["X"]
            t6.columns.map .name . should_equal ["X", "Y"]
            t6.at "X" . to_vector . should_equal [1]
            t6.at "Y" . to_vector . should_equal [4]
-            t7 = data.t1.join data.t2 join_kind=Join_Kind.Right_Exclusive on=(Join_Condition.Equals 0 0) |> materialize |> _.order_by ["Z"]
+            t7 = data.t1.join data.t2 join_kind=Join_Kind.Right_Exclusive on=(Join_Condition.Equals 0 0) |> materialize |> _.sort ["Z"]
            t7.columns.map .name . should_equal ["Z", "W"]
            t7.at "Z" . to_vector . should_equal [4]
            t7.at "W" . to_vector . should_equal [7]
@ -124,7 +124,7 @@ add_specs suite_builder setup =
        group_builder.specify "should allow to join on equality of multiple columns and drop redundant columns if Inner join" <|
            conditions = [Join_Condition.Equals "Y" "Y", Join_Condition.Equals "X" "X"]
-            r = data.t3.join data.t4 join_kind=Join_Kind.Inner on=conditions |> materialize |> _.order_by ["X", "Y", "Z", "Right Z"]
+            r = data.t3.join data.t4 join_kind=Join_Kind.Inner on=conditions |> materialize |> _.sort ["X", "Y", "Z", "Right Z"]
            check_xy_joined r
            [Join_Kind.Full, Join_Kind.Left_Outer, Join_Kind.Right_Outer].each kind->
@ -132,13 +132,13 @@ add_specs suite_builder setup =
                expect_column_names ["X", "Y", "Z", "Right X", "Right Y", "Right Z"] r2
        group_builder.specify "should support same-name column join shorthand" <|
-            r = data.t3.join data.t4 join_kind=Join_Kind.Inner on=["X", "Y"] |> materialize |> _.order_by ["X", "Y", "Z", "Right Z"]
+            r = data.t3.join data.t4 join_kind=Join_Kind.Inner on=["X", "Y"] |> materialize |> _.sort ["X", "Y", "Z", "Right Z"]
            check_xy_joined r
        group_builder.specify "should correctly handle duplicated rows in Equals" <|
            t1 = table_builder [["X", [1, 2, 2, 3]]]
            t2 = table_builder [["X", [1, 2, 2, 4]]]
-            r1 = t1.join t2 join_kind=Join_Kind.Full on="X" . order_by "X"
+            r1 = t1.join t2 join_kind=Join_Kind.Full on="X" . sort "X"
            within_table r1 <|
                # Both 2's from t1 match with _both_ ones from t2 _each_, so in total we get 4 `2` pairs:
                r1.at "X" . to_vector . should_equal [Nothing, 1, 2, 2, 2, 2, 3]
@ -154,7 +154,7 @@ add_specs suite_builder setup =
            r1 . at "Y" . to_vector . should_equal [1]
            r1 . at "Z" . to_vector . should_equal [2]
-            r2 = t1.join t2 join_kind=Join_Kind.Inner on=(Join_Condition.Equals_Ignore_Case "X") |> materialize |> _.order_by ["Z"]
+            r2 = t1.join t2 join_kind=Join_Kind.Inner on=(Join_Condition.Equals_Ignore_Case "X") |> materialize |> _.sort ["Z"]
            expect_column_names ["X", "Y", "Right X", "Z"] r2
            r2 . at "X" . to_vector . should_equal       ["a", "a", "B"]
            r2 . at "Right X" . to_vector . should_equal ["A", "a", "b"]
@ -172,7 +172,7 @@ add_specs suite_builder setup =
                r1 . at "Y" . to_vector . should_equal [1]
                r1 . at "Z" . to_vector . should_equal [3]
-                r2 = t1.join t2 join_kind=Join_Kind.Inner on=(Join_Condition.Equals_Ignore_Case "X") |> materialize |> _.order_by ["Y"]
+                r2 = t1.join t2 join_kind=Join_Kind.Inner on=(Join_Condition.Equals_Ignore_Case "X") |> materialize |> _.sort ["Y"]
                expect_column_names ["X", "Y", "Right X", "Z"] r2
                r2 . at "X" . to_vector . should_equal ['s\u0301', 'S\u0301']
                r2 . at "Right X" . to_vector . should_equal ['ś', 'ś']
@ -195,7 +195,7 @@ add_specs suite_builder setup =
                t1 = table_builder [["X", [My_Type.Value 1 2, My_Type.Value 2 3]], ["Y", [1, 2]]]
                t2 = table_builder [["X", [My_Type.Value 5 0, My_Type.Value 2 1]], ["Z", [10, 20]]]
-                r1 = t1.join t2 join_kind=Join_Kind.Inner |> materialize |> _.order_by ["Y"]
+                r1 = t1.join t2 join_kind=Join_Kind.Inner |> materialize |> _.sort ["Y"]
                expect_column_names ["X", "Y", "Z"] r1
                r1 . at "X" . to_vector . should_equal [My_Type.Value 1 2, My_Type.Value 2 3]
                ## We don't keep the other column, because the values in both
@ -210,7 +210,7 @@ add_specs suite_builder setup =
            t1 = table_builder [["X", [1, 10, 12]], ["Y", [1, 2, 3]]]
            t2 = table_builder [["lower", [1, 10, 8, 12]], ["upper", [1, 12, 30, 0]], ["Z", [1, 2, 3, 4]]]
-            r1 = t1.join join_kind=Join_Kind.Inner t2 on=(Join_Condition.Between "X" "lower" "upper") |> materialize |> _.order_by ["X", "Z"]
+            r1 = t1.join join_kind=Join_Kind.Inner t2 on=(Join_Condition.Between "X" "lower" "upper") |> materialize |> _.sort ["X", "Z"]
            r1.column_names . should_equal ["X", "Y", "lower", "upper", "Z"]
            r1 . at "X" . to_vector . should_equal     [1, 10, 10, 12, 12]
            r1 . at "Y" . to_vector . should_equal     [1, 2,  2,  3,  3]
@ -222,7 +222,7 @@ add_specs suite_builder setup =
            t1 = table_builder [["X", ["a", "b", "c"]], ["Y", [1, 2, 3]]]
            t2 = table_builder [["lower", ["a", "b"]], ["upper", ["a", "ccc"]], ["Z", [10, 20]]]
-            r1 = t1.join t2 join_kind=Join_Kind.Inner on=(Join_Condition.Between "X" "lower" "upper") |> materialize |> _.order_by ["X", "Z"]
+            r1 = t1.join t2 join_kind=Join_Kind.Inner on=(Join_Condition.Between "X" "lower" "upper") |> materialize |> _.sort ["X", "Z"]
            r1.column_names . should_equal ["X", "Y", "lower", "upper", "Z"]
            r1 . at "X" . to_vector . should_equal     ["a", "b",   "c"]
            r1 . at "Y" . to_vector . should_equal     [1,    2,     3]
@ -238,7 +238,7 @@ add_specs suite_builder setup =
            # 5. unmatched rows on both sides - Full join
            t1 = table_builder [["X", [1, 10, 20, 1, 2, 1, 1]], ["id", [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 7]]]
            t2 = table_builder [["lower", [0, 10, 10]], ["upper", [3, 10, 0]], ["Z", ['a', 'b', 'c']]]
-            r1 = t1.join t2 join_kind=Join_Kind.Full on=(Join_Condition.Between "X" "lower" "upper") |> materialize |> _.order_by ["Z", "id"]
+            r1 = t1.join t2 join_kind=Join_Kind.Full on=(Join_Condition.Between "X" "lower" "upper") |> materialize |> _.sort ["Z", "id"]
            within_table r1 <|
                r1.column_names . should_equal ["X", "id", "lower", "upper", "Z"]
                rows = r1.rows.map .to_vector
@ -261,13 +261,13 @@ add_specs suite_builder setup =
            t1 = table_builder [["X", pts.map .first], ["Y", pts.map .second]]
            t2 = table_builder [["lx", [1]], ["ux", [3]], ["ly", [1]], ["uy", [2]]]
-            r2 = t1.join t2 join_kind=Join_Kind.Inner on=[Join_Condition.Between "X" "lx" "ux", Join_Condition.Between "Y" "ly" "uy"] |> materialize |> _.order_by ["X", "Y"]
+            r2 = t1.join t2 join_kind=Join_Kind.Inner on=[Join_Condition.Between "X" "lx" "ux", Join_Condition.Between "Y" "ly" "uy"] |> materialize |> _.sort ["X", "Y"]
            within_table r2 <|
                r2.at "X" . to_vector . should_equal [1, 1, 2, 3, 3]
                r2.at "Y" . to_vector . should_equal [1, 2, 2, 1, 2]
            t3 = table_builder [["lx", [1.9]], ["ux", [3]], ["ly", [1]], ["uy", [2]]]
-            r3 = t1.join t3 join_kind=Join_Kind.Inner on=[Join_Condition.Between "X" "lx" "ux", Join_Condition.Between "Y" "ly" "uy"] |> materialize |> _.order_by ["X", "Y"]
+            r3 = t1.join t3 join_kind=Join_Kind.Inner on=[Join_Condition.Between "X" "lx" "ux", Join_Condition.Between "Y" "ly" "uy"] |> materialize |> _.sort ["X", "Y"]
            within_table r3 <|
                r3.at "X" . to_vector . should_equal [2, 3, 3]
                r3.at "Y" . to_vector . should_equal [2, 1, 2]
@ -293,7 +293,7 @@ add_specs suite_builder setup =
                t1 = table_builder [["X", ['s\u0301', 's']], ["Y", [1, 2]]]
                t2 = table_builder [["lower", ['s', 'ś']], ["upper", ['sa', 'ś']], ["Z", [10, 20]]]
-                r1 = t1.join t2 join_kind=Join_Kind.Inner on=(Join_Condition.Between "X" "lower" "upper") |> materialize |> _.order_by ["Y"]
+                r1 = t1.join t2 join_kind=Join_Kind.Inner on=(Join_Condition.Between "X" "lower" "upper") |> materialize |> _.sort ["Y"]
                expect_column_names ["X", "Y", "lower", "upper", "Z"] r1
                r1 . at "X" . to_vector . should_equal     ['s\u0301', 's']
                r1 . at "Y" . to_vector . should_equal     [1, 2]
@ -306,7 +306,7 @@ add_specs suite_builder setup =
                t1 = table_builder [["X", [My_Type.Value 20 30, My_Type.Value 1 2]], ["Y", [1, 2]]]
                t2 = table_builder [["lower", [My_Type.Value 3 0, My_Type.Value 10 10]], ["upper", [My_Type.Value 2 1, My_Type.Value 100 0]], ["Z", [10, 20]]]
-                r1 = t1.join t2 join_kind=Join_Kind.Inner on=(Join_Condition.Between "X" "lower" "upper") |> materialize |> _.order_by ["Z"]
+                r1 = t1.join t2 join_kind=Join_Kind.Inner on=(Join_Condition.Between "X" "lower" "upper") |> materialize |> _.sort ["Z"]
                expect_column_names ["X", "Y", "lower", "upper", "Z"] r1
                r1 . at "X" . to_vector . to_text . should_equal "[(My_Type.Value 1 2), (My_Type.Value 20 30)]"
                r1 . at "Y" . to_vector . should_equal [2, 1]
@ -319,7 +319,7 @@ add_specs suite_builder setup =
            t2 = table_builder [["X", [12, 12, 1]], ["l", [0, 100, 100]], ["u", [10, 100, 200]], ["Z", ["A", "A", "A"]], ["W'", [10, 20, 30]]]
            conditions = [Join_Condition.Between "Y" "l" "u", Join_Condition.Equals_Ignore_Case "Z" "Z", Join_Condition.Equals "X" "X"]
-            r1 = t1.join t2 join_kind=Join_Kind.Inner on=conditions |> materialize |> _.order_by ["Y"]
+            r1 = t1.join t2 join_kind=Join_Kind.Inner on=conditions |> materialize |> _.sort ["Y"]
            within_table r1 <|
                r1.column_names.should_equal ["X", "Y", "Z", "W", "l", "u", "Right Z", "W'"]
                r1.at "X" . to_vector . should_equal [12, 12]
@ -331,7 +331,7 @@ add_specs suite_builder setup =
                r1.at "Right Z" . to_vector . should_equal ["A", "A"]
                r1.at "W'" . to_vector . should_equal [10, 10]
-            r2 = t1.join t2 join_kind=Join_Kind.Left_Exclusive on=conditions |> materialize |> _.order_by ["Y"]
+            r2 = t1.join t2 join_kind=Join_Kind.Left_Exclusive on=conditions |> materialize |> _.sort ["Y"]
            within_table r2 <|
                r2.column_names.should_equal ["X", "Y", "Z", "W"]
                r2.at "X" . to_vector . should_equal [1, 0]
@ -339,7 +339,7 @@ add_specs suite_builder setup =
                r2.at "Z" . to_vector . should_equal ["a", "ą"]
                r2.at "W" . to_vector . should_equal [1, 4]
-            r3 = t1.join t2 join_kind=Join_Kind.Right_Exclusive on=conditions |> materialize |> _.order_by ["W'"]
+            r3 = t1.join t2 join_kind=Join_Kind.Right_Exclusive on=conditions |> materialize |> _.sort ["W'"]
            within_table r3 <|
                r3.column_names.should_equal ["X", "l", "u", "Z", "W'"]
                r3.at "X" . to_vector . should_equal [12, 1]
@ -349,13 +349,13 @@ add_specs suite_builder setup =
                r3.at "W'" . to_vector . should_equal [20, 30]
        group_builder.specify "should work fine if the same condition is specified multiple times" <|
-            r = data.t3.join data.t4 join_kind=Join_Kind.Inner on=["X", "X", "Y", "X", "Y"] |> materialize |> _.order_by ["X", "Y", "Z", "Right Z"]
+            r = data.t3.join data.t4 join_kind=Join_Kind.Inner on=["X", "X", "Y", "X", "Y"] |> materialize |> _.sort ["X", "Y", "Z", "Right Z"]
            check_xy_joined r
            t5 = table_builder [["X", [1, 10, 12]], ["Y", [1, 2, 3]]]
            t6 = table_builder [["lower", [1, 10, 8, 12]], ["upper", [1, 12, 30, 0]], ["Z", [1, 2, 3, 4]]]
-            r1 = t5.join t6 join_kind=Join_Kind.Inner on=[Join_Condition.Between "X" "lower" "upper", Join_Condition.Between "X" "lower" "upper", Join_Condition.Between "X" "lower" "upper"] |> materialize |> _.order_by ["X", "Z"]
+            r1 = t5.join t6 join_kind=Join_Kind.Inner on=[Join_Condition.Between "X" "lower" "upper", Join_Condition.Between "X" "lower" "upper", Join_Condition.Between "X" "lower" "upper"] |> materialize |> _.sort ["X", "Z"]
            r1 . at "X" . to_vector . should_equal     [1, 10, 10, 12, 12]
            r1 . at "Y" . to_vector . should_equal     [1, 2,  2,  3,  3]
            r1 . at "Z" . to_vector . should_equal     [1, 2,  3,  2,  3]
@ -363,14 +363,14 @@ add_specs suite_builder setup =
            t7 = table_builder [["X", ["a", "B"]], ["Y", [1, 2]]]
            t8 = table_builder [["X", ["A", "a", "b"]], ["Z", [1, 2, 3]]]
-            r2 = t7.join t8 join_kind=Join_Kind.Inner on=[Join_Condition.Equals_Ignore_Case "X", Join_Condition.Equals_Ignore_Case "X", Join_Condition.Equals_Ignore_Case "X" "X"] |> materialize |> _.order_by ["Z"]
+            r2 = t7.join t8 join_kind=Join_Kind.Inner on=[Join_Condition.Equals_Ignore_Case "X", Join_Condition.Equals_Ignore_Case "X", Join_Condition.Equals_Ignore_Case "X" "X"] |> materialize |> _.sort ["Z"]
            r2 . at "X" . to_vector . should_equal ["a", "a", "B"]
            r2 . at "Right X" . to_vector . should_equal ["A", "a", "b"]
            r2 . at "Z" . to_vector . should_equal [1, 2, 3]
        group_builder.specify "should correctly handle joining a table with itself" <|
            t1 = table_builder [["X", [0, 1, 2, 3, 2]], ["Y", [1, 2, 3, 4, 100]], ["A", ["B", "C", "D", "E", "X"]]]
-            t2 = t1.join t1 join_kind=Join_Kind.Inner on=(Join_Condition.Equals left="X" right="Y") |> materialize |> _.order_by ["X", "Y"]
+            t2 = t1.join t1 join_kind=Join_Kind.Inner on=(Join_Condition.Equals left="X" right="Y") |> materialize |> _.sort ["X", "Y"]
            expect_column_names ["X", "Y", "A", "Right X", "Right Y", "Right A"] t2
            t2.at "X" . to_vector . should_equal [1, 2, 2, 3]
@ -381,7 +381,7 @@ add_specs suite_builder setup =
            t2.at "Right X" . to_vector . should_equal [0, 1, 1, 2]
            t2.at "Right A" . to_vector . should_equal ["B", "C", "C", "D"]
-            t3 = t1.join t1 join_kind=Join_Kind.Full on=(Join_Condition.Equals left="X" right="Y") |> materialize |> _.order_by ["X", "Y", "Right X"]
+            t3 = t1.join t1 join_kind=Join_Kind.Full on=(Join_Condition.Equals left="X" right="Y") |> materialize |> _.sort ["X", "Y", "Right X"]
            expect_column_names ["X", "Y", "A", "Right X", "Right Y", "Right A"] t3
            t3.at "X" . to_vector . should_equal [Nothing, Nothing, 0, 1, 2, 2, 3]
            t3.at "Right Y" . to_vector . should_equal [100, 4, Nothing, 1, 2, 2, 3]
@ -392,7 +392,7 @@ add_specs suite_builder setup =
            t3.at "Right A" . to_vector . should_equal ["X", "E", Nothing, "B", "C", "C", "D"]
            t4 = table_builder [["X", [Nothing, "a", "B", "c"]], ["Y", ["ą", "b", "C", Nothing]], ["Z", [1, 2, 3, 4]]]
-            t5 = t4.join t4 join_kind=Join_Kind.Inner on=(Join_Condition.Equals_Ignore_Case left="Y" right="X") |> materialize |> _.order_by ["Y"]
+            t5 = t4.join t4 join_kind=Join_Kind.Inner on=(Join_Condition.Equals_Ignore_Case left="Y" right="X") |> materialize |> _.sort ["Y"]
            expect_column_names ["X", "Y", "Z", "Right X", "Right Y", "Right Z"] t5
            within_table t5 <|
                t5.at "X" . to_vector . should_equal ["B", "a"]
@ -459,7 +459,7 @@ add_specs suite_builder setup =
            action1 = t1.join t2 join_kind=Join_Kind.Inner on=(Join_Condition.Equals "X" "Z") on_problems=_
            tester1 table =
                expect_column_names ["X", "Y", "Z", "W"] table
-                t1 = table.order_by ["Y", "W"]
+                t1 = table.sort ["Y", "W"]
                t1.at "X" . to_vector . should_equal [1.5, 2.0, 2.0]
                t1.at "Y" . to_vector . should_equal [10,  20,  20]
                t1.at "Z" . to_vector . should_equal [1.5, 2.0, 2.0]
@ -470,7 +470,7 @@ add_specs suite_builder setup =
            action2 = t1.join t2 join_kind=Join_Kind.Inner on=(Join_Condition.Equals "X" "W") on_problems=_
            tester2 table =
                expect_column_names ["X", "Y", "Z", "W"] table
-                t1 = table.order_by ["Y", "W"]
+                t1 = table.sort ["Y", "W"]
                t1.at "X" . to_vector . should_equal [2.0]
                t1.at "Y" . to_vector . should_equal [20]
                t1.at "Z" . to_vector . should_equal [1.5]
@ -487,7 +487,7 @@ add_specs suite_builder setup =
                t2 = table_builder [["Z", [2.0, 1.5, 2.0]], ["W", [1, 2, 3]]]
                r3 = t1.join t2 join_kind=Join_Kind.Inner on=(Join_Condition.Equals "X" "Z") on_problems=Problem_Behavior.Report_Warning
                r3.column_names.should_equal ["X", "Y", "Z", "W"]
-                r4 = r3.order_by ["Y", "W"]
+                r4 = r3.sort ["Y", "W"]
                r4.at "X" . to_vector . should_equal [2.0, 2.0, 2, 2]
                r4.at "Y" . to_vector . should_equal [20, 20, 30, 30]
                r4.at "Z" . to_vector . should_equal [2.0, 2.0, 2.0, 2.0]
@ -499,7 +499,7 @@ add_specs suite_builder setup =
            t1 = table_builder [["X", ["A", Nothing, "a", Nothing, "ą", "b"]], ["Y", [0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5]]]
            t2 = table_builder [["X", ["a", Nothing, Nothing, "b"]], ["Z", [10, 20, 30, 50]]]
-            r1 = t1.join t2 join_kind=Join_Kind.Inner |> materialize |> _.order_by ["Y"]
+            r1 = t1.join t2 join_kind=Join_Kind.Inner |> materialize |> _.sort ["Y"]
            expect_column_names ["X", "Y", "Z"] r1
            r1.at "X" . to_vector . should_equal ["a", "b"]
            r1.at "Y" . to_vector . should_equal [2, 5]
@ -509,7 +509,7 @@ add_specs suite_builder setup =
            t1 = table_builder [["X", ["A", Nothing, "a", Nothing, "ą", "b"]], ["Y", [0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5]]]
            t2 = table_builder [["X", ["a", Nothing, Nothing, "b"]], ["Z", [10, 20, 30, 50]]]
-            r2 = t1.join t2 join_kind=Join_Kind.Left_Outer |> materialize |> _.order_by ["Y"]
+            r2 = t1.join t2 join_kind=Join_Kind.Left_Outer |> materialize |> _.sort ["Y"]
            expect_column_names ["X", "Y", "Right X", "Z"] r2
            vs2 = r2 . rows . map .to_vector
            within_table r2 <|
@ -520,7 +520,7 @@ add_specs suite_builder setup =
                vs2.at 4 . to_vector . should_equal ["ą", 4, Nothing, Nothing]
                vs2.at 5 . to_vector . should_equal ["b", 5, "b", 50]
-            r3 = t1.join t2 join_kind=Join_Kind.Right_Outer |> materialize |> _.order_by ["Z"]
+            r3 = t1.join t2 join_kind=Join_Kind.Right_Outer |> materialize |> _.sort ["Z"]
            expect_column_names ["X", "Y", "Right X", "Z"] r3
            vs3 = r3 . rows . map .to_vector
            within_table r3 <|
@ -533,7 +533,7 @@ add_specs suite_builder setup =
            t1 = table_builder [["X", ["A", Nothing, "a", Nothing, "ą", "b"]], ["Y", [0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5]]]
            t2 = table_builder [["X", ["a", Nothing, Nothing, "b"]], ["Z", [10, 20, 30, 50]]]
-            r1 = t1.join t2 join_kind=Join_Kind.Inner on=(Join_Condition.Equals_Ignore_Case "X") |> materialize |> _.order_by ["Y"]
+            r1 = t1.join t2 join_kind=Join_Kind.Inner on=(Join_Condition.Equals_Ignore_Case "X") |> materialize |> _.sort ["Y"]
            expect_column_names ["X", "Y", "Right X", "Z"] r1
            r1.at "X" . to_vector . should_equal ["A", "a", "b"]
            r1.at "Y" . to_vector . should_equal [0, 2, 5]
@ -544,7 +544,7 @@ add_specs suite_builder setup =
            t1 = table_builder [["X", ["A", Nothing, "a", Nothing, "ą", "b"]], ["Y", [0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5]]]
            t2 = table_builder [["X", ["a", Nothing, Nothing, "b"]], ["Z", [10, 20, 30, 50]]]
-            r2 = t1.join t2 join_kind=Join_Kind.Left_Outer on=(Join_Condition.Equals_Ignore_Case "X") |> materialize |> _.order_by ["Y"]
+            r2 = t1.join t2 join_kind=Join_Kind.Left_Outer on=(Join_Condition.Equals_Ignore_Case "X") |> materialize |> _.sort ["Y"]
            expect_column_names ["X", "Y", "Right X", "Z"] r2
            vs2 = r2 . rows . map .to_vector
            within_table r2 <|
@ -555,7 +555,7 @@ add_specs suite_builder setup =
                vs2.at 4 . to_vector . should_equal ["ą", 4, Nothing, Nothing]
                vs2.at 5 . to_vector . should_equal ["b", 5, "b", 50]
-            r3 = t1.join t2 join_kind=Join_Kind.Right_Outer on=(Join_Condition.Equals_Ignore_Case "X") |> materialize |> _.order_by ["Z", "Y"]
+            r3 = t1.join t2 join_kind=Join_Kind.Right_Outer on=(Join_Condition.Equals_Ignore_Case "X") |> materialize |> _.sort ["Z", "Y"]
            expect_column_names ["X", "Y", "Right X", "Z"] r3
            vs3 = r3 . rows . map .to_vector
            within_table r3 <|
@ -569,7 +569,7 @@ add_specs suite_builder setup =
            t1 = table_builder [["X", [1, Nothing, 2, Nothing, 20]], ["Y", [0, 1, 2, 3, 4]]]
            t2 = table_builder [["l", [Nothing, 0, 1, 20]], ["u", [100, 10, Nothing, 100]], ["Z", [10, 20, 30, 40]]]
-            r1 = t1.join t2 join_kind=Join_Kind.Inner on=(Join_Condition.Between "X" "l" "u") |> materialize |> _.order_by ["Y"]
+            r1 = t1.join t2 join_kind=Join_Kind.Inner on=(Join_Condition.Between "X" "l" "u") |> materialize |> _.sort ["Y"]
            expect_column_names ["X", "Y", "l", "u", "Z"] r1
            vs1 = r1 . rows . map .to_vector
            within_table r1 <|
@ -581,7 +581,7 @@ add_specs suite_builder setup =
            t1 = table_builder [["X", [1, Nothing, 2, Nothing, 20]], ["Y", [0, 1, 2, 3, 4]]]
            t2 = table_builder [["l", [Nothing, 0, 1, 20]], ["u", [100, 10, Nothing, 100]], ["Z", [10, 20, 30, 40]]]
-            r1 = t1.join t2 join_kind=Join_Kind.Left_Outer on=(Join_Condition.Between "X" "l" "u") |> materialize |> _.order_by ["Y"]
+            r1 = t1.join t2 join_kind=Join_Kind.Left_Outer on=(Join_Condition.Between "X" "l" "u") |> materialize |> _.sort ["Y"]
            expect_column_names ["X", "Y", "l", "u", "Z"] r1
            vs1 = r1 . rows . map .to_vector
            within_table r1 <|
@ -591,7 +591,7 @@ add_specs suite_builder setup =
                vs1.at 3 . should_equal [Nothing, 3, Nothing, Nothing, Nothing]
                vs1.at 4 . should_equal [20, 4, 20, 100, 40]
-            r2 = t1.join t2 join_kind=Join_Kind.Right_Outer on=(Join_Condition.Between "X" "l" "u") |> materialize |> _.order_by ["Z", "Y"]
+            r2 = t1.join t2 join_kind=Join_Kind.Right_Outer on=(Join_Condition.Between "X" "l" "u") |> materialize |> _.sort ["Z", "Y"]
            expect_column_names ["X", "Y", "l", "u", "Z"] r2
            vs2 = r2 . rows . map .to_vector
            within_table r2 <|
@ -605,7 +605,7 @@ add_specs suite_builder setup =
            t1 = table_builder [["X", [1, 2]], ["Y", [3, 4]], ["Right Y", [5, 6]]]
            t2 = table_builder [["X", [2, 1]], ["Y", [2, 2]]]
-            t3 = t1.join t2 join_kind=Join_Kind.Inner on=(Join_Condition.Equals "X" "Y") |> materialize |> _.order_by ["Right X"]
+            t3 = t1.join t2 join_kind=Join_Kind.Inner on=(Join_Condition.Equals "X" "Y") |> materialize |> _.sort ["Right X"]
            Problems.get_attached_warnings t3 . should_equal [Duplicate_Output_Column_Names.Error ["Right Y"]]
            t3.column_names.should_equal ["X", "Y", "Right Y", "Right X", "Right Y 1"]
            t3.at "X" . to_vector . should_equal [2, 2]
@ -664,14 +664,14 @@ add_specs suite_builder setup =
            t3 = t1.join t2 on=[Join_Condition.Equals "A" "C"] join_kind=Join_Kind.Inner
            expect_column_names ["A", "B", "C", "D"] t3
-            r3 = materialize t3 . order_by ["A", "B", "D"] . rows . map .to_vector
+            r3 = materialize t3 . sort ["A", "B", "D"] . rows . map .to_vector
            within_table t3 <|
                r3.length . should_equal 1
                r3.at 0 . should_equal [2, 3, 2, 5]
            t4 = t1.join t2 on=[Join_Condition.Equals "A" "C"] join_kind=Join_Kind.Full
            expect_column_names ["A", "B", "C", "D"] t4
-            r4 = materialize t4 . order_by ["A", "B", "D", "C"] . rows . map .to_vector
+            r4 = materialize t4 . sort ["A", "B", "D", "C"] . rows . map .to_vector
            within_table t4 <|
                r4.length . should_equal 7
                r4.at 0 . should_equal [Nothing, Nothing, Nothing, Nothing]
@ -684,7 +684,7 @@ add_specs suite_builder setup =
            t4_2 = t1.join t2 on=[Join_Condition.Equals "A" "C"] join_kind=Join_Kind.Left_Outer
            expect_column_names ["A", "B", "C", "D"] t4_2
-            r4_2 = materialize t4_2 . order_by ["A", "B", "D", "C"] . rows . map .to_vector
+            r4_2 = materialize t4_2 . sort ["A", "B", "D", "C"] . rows . map .to_vector
            within_table t4_2 <|
                r4_2.length . should_equal 4
                r4_2.at 0 . should_equal [Nothing, Nothing, Nothing, Nothing]
@ -694,7 +694,7 @@ add_specs suite_builder setup =
            t4_3 = t1.join t2 on=[Join_Condition.Equals "A" "C"] join_kind=Join_Kind.Right_Outer
            expect_column_names ["A", "B", "C", "D"] t4_3
-            r4_3 = materialize t4_3 . order_by ["A", "B", "C", "D"] . rows . map .to_vector
+            r4_3 = materialize t4_3 . sort ["A", "B", "C", "D"] . rows . map .to_vector
            within_table r4_3 <|
                r4_3.length . should_equal 4
                r4_3.at 0 . should_equal [Nothing, Nothing, Nothing, Nothing]
@ -704,7 +704,7 @@ add_specs suite_builder setup =
            t5 = t1.join t2 on=[Join_Condition.Equals "A" "C"] join_kind=Join_Kind.Left_Exclusive
            expect_column_names ["A", "B"] t5
-            r5 = materialize t5 . order_by ["A", "B"] . rows . map .to_vector
+            r5 = materialize t5 . sort ["A", "B"] . rows . map .to_vector
            within_table t5 <|
                r5.length . should_equal 3
                r5.at 0 . should_equal [Nothing, Nothing]
@ -713,7 +713,7 @@ add_specs suite_builder setup =
            t6 = t1.join t2 on=[Join_Condition.Equals "A" "C"] join_kind=Join_Kind.Right_Exclusive
            expect_column_names ["C", "D"] t6
-            r6 = materialize t6 . order_by ["C", "D"] . rows . map .to_vector
+            r6 = materialize t6 . sort ["C", "D"] . rows . map .to_vector
            within_table t6 <|
                r6.length . should_equal 3
                r6.at 0 . should_equal [Nothing, Nothing]
@ -724,13 +724,13 @@ add_specs suite_builder setup =
            t8 = table_builder [["C", [2, 3]], ["D", [4, 5]]]
            t9 = t7.join t8 on=[Join_Condition.Equals "A" "C"] join_kind=Join_Kind.Inner
-            r9 = materialize t9 . order_by ["A", "B", "D"] . rows . map .to_vector
+            r9 = materialize t9 . sort ["A", "B", "D"] . rows . map .to_vector
            within_table t9 <|
                r9.length . should_equal 1
                r9.at 0 . should_equal [2, 3, 2, 4]
            t10 = t7.join t8 on=[Join_Condition.Equals "A" "C"] join_kind=Join_Kind.Full
-            r10 = materialize t10 . order_by ["A", "C"] . rows . map .to_vector
+            r10 = materialize t10 . sort ["A", "C"] . rows . map .to_vector
            within_table t10 <|
                r10.length . should_equal 3
                r10.at 0 . should_equal [Nothing, Nothing, Nothing, Nothing]
@ -738,14 +738,14 @@ add_specs suite_builder setup =
                r10.at 2 . should_equal [2, 3, 2, 4]
            t10_2 = t7.join t8 on=[Join_Condition.Equals "A" "C"] join_kind=Join_Kind.Left_Outer
-            r10_2 = materialize t10_2 . order_by ["A", "C"] . rows . map .to_vector
+            r10_2 = materialize t10_2 . sort ["A", "C"] . rows . map .to_vector
            within_table t10_2 <|
                r10_2.length . should_equal 2
                r10_2.at 0 . should_equal [Nothing, Nothing, Nothing, Nothing]
                r10_2.at 1 . should_equal [2, 3, 2, 4]
            t10_3 = t7.join t8 on=[Join_Condition.Equals "A" "C"] join_kind=Join_Kind.Right_Outer
-            r10_3 = materialize t10_3 . order_by ["A", "C"] . rows . map .to_vector
+            r10_3 = materialize t10_3 . sort ["A", "C"] . rows . map .to_vector
            within_table t10_3 <|
                r10_3.length . should_equal 2
                r10_3.at 0 . should_equal [Nothing, Nothing, 3, 5]
@ -770,7 +770,7 @@ add_specs suite_builder setup =
            res = (tc.join ta on=(Join_Condition.Equals "id_a" "id")) . join tb on=(Join_Condition.Equals "id_b" "id") right_prefix="b_"
            sel = res.select_columns ["name", "b_name"]
-            r = materialize sel . order_by "name" . rows . map .to_vector
+            r = materialize sel . sort "name" . rows . map .to_vector
            r.length . should_equal 2
            r.at 0 . should_equal ["Foo", "Y"]
            r.at 1 . should_equal ["X", "Bar"]
@ -793,7 +793,7 @@ add_specs suite_builder setup =
            t4_2 = t4.set (expr "2*[X]+1") as="C"
            t6 = t4_2.join t5 on=(Join_Condition.Equals "C" "X") join_kind=Join_Kind.Inner
            expect_column_names ["X", "Y", "C", "Right X", "Z"] t6
-            r2 = materialize t6 . order_by ["Y"] . rows . map .to_vector
+            r2 = materialize t6 . sort ["Y"] . rows . map .to_vector
            r2.length . should_equal 2
            r2.at 0 . should_equal [2, 20, 5, 5, 100]
            r2.at 1 . should_equal [3, 30, 7, 7, 200]
@ -804,7 +804,7 @@ add_specs suite_builder setup =
            t3 = t1.join t2 on=(Join_Condition.Equals_Ignore_Case "X") join_kind=Join_Kind.Full
            expect_column_names ["X", "Y", "Right X", "Z"] t3
-            r = materialize t3 . order_by ["Y"] . rows . map .to_vector
+            r = materialize t3 . sort ["Y"] . rows . map .to_vector
            r.length . should_equal 4
            r.at 0 . should_equal [Nothing, Nothing, "Ć", 100]
            r.at 1 . should_equal ["a", 10, "A", 200]
@ -817,7 +817,7 @@ add_specs suite_builder setup =
            t4_2 = t4.set (expr "2*[X]+1") as="C"
            t6 = t4_2.join t5 on=(Join_Condition.Equals "C" "X") join_kind=Join_Kind.Full
            expect_column_names ["X", "Y", "C", "Right X", "Z"] t6
-            r2 = materialize t6 . order_by ["Y"] . rows . map .to_vector
+            r2 = materialize t6 . sort ["Y"] . rows . map .to_vector
            r2.length . should_equal 4
            r2.at 0 . should_equal [Nothing, Nothing, Nothing, 1, 300]
            r2.at 1 . should_equal [1, 10, 3, Nothing, Nothing]
@ -829,7 +829,7 @@ add_specs suite_builder setup =
            t7 = t4_4.join t5 on=(Join_Condition.Equals "C" "X") join_kind=Join_Kind.Full
            within_table t7 <|
                expect_column_names ["X", "Y", "C", "Right X", "Z"] t7
-                r3 = materialize t7 . order_by ["Y", "Right X"] . rows . map .to_vector
+                r3 = materialize t7 . sort ["Y", "Right X"] . rows . map .to_vector
                r3.length . should_equal 5
                r3.at 0 . should_equal [Nothing, Nothing, Nothing, 1, 300]
                r3.at 1 . should_equal [Nothing, Nothing, Nothing, 5, 100]
@ -841,7 +841,7 @@ add_specs suite_builder setup =
            t9 = t4_2.join t8 join_kind=Join_Kind.Full on=["X", "Y", "C"]
            within_table t9 <|
                t9.column_names . should_equal ["X", "Y", "C", "Right X", "Right Y", "Right C"]
-                r3 = materialize t9 . order_by ["X", "Right X"] . rows . map .to_vector
+                r3 = materialize t9 . sort ["X", "Right X"] . rows . map .to_vector
                r3.length . should_equal 4
                r3.at 0 . should_equal [Nothing, Nothing, Nothing, 99, 99, 99]
                r3.at 1 . should_equal [1, 10, 3, Nothing, Nothing, Nothing]
--- a/test/Table_Tests/src/Common_Table_Operations/Join/Lookup_Spec.enso
+++ b/test/Table_Tests/src/Common_Table_Operations/Join/Lookup_Spec.enso
@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ add_specs suite_builder setup =
            t2 = my_table.merge lookup key_columns="X"
            t2.column_names . should_equal ["X", "Y", "Z"]
-            m2 = t2 |> materialize |> _.order_by "Z"
+            m2 = t2 |> materialize |> _.sort "Z"
            m2.at "Z" . to_vector . should_equal [10, 20, 30, 40]
            m2.at "X" . to_vector . should_equal [1, 2, 3, 2]
            m2.at "Y" . to_vector . should_equal ["A", "B", "A", "B"]
@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ add_specs suite_builder setup =
            t2 = my_table.merge lookup key_columns="code"  add_new_columns=True
            t2.column_names . should_equal ["id", "code", "hmm", "status"]
-            m2 = t2 |> materialize |> _.order_by "id"
+            m2 = t2 |> materialize |> _.sort "id"
            m2.at "id" . to_vector . should_equal [1, 2, 3, 4]
            m2.at "code" . to_vector . should_equal ["a", "c", "c", "b"]
            m2.at "hmm" . to_vector . should_equal [10, 20, 30, 40]
@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ add_specs suite_builder setup =
            my_table2 = table_builder [["A", [1, 2, 3, 4]], ["is_X", [True, True, False, True]]]
            t3 = my_table2.merge lookup2 key_columns="is_X" add_new_columns=True
            t3.column_names . should_equal ["A", "is_X", "X"]
-            m3 = t3 |> materialize |> _.order_by "A"
+            m3 = t3 |> materialize |> _.sort "A"
            m3.at "A" . to_vector . should_equal [1, 2, 3, 4]
            m3.at "is_X" . to_vector . should_equal [True, True, False, True]
            m3.at "X" . to_vector . should_equal ["Yes", "Yes", "No", "Yes"]
@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ add_specs suite_builder setup =
            t2 = my_table.merge lookup key_columns="code"
            t2.column_names . should_equal ["id", "code", "hmm"]
-            m2 = t2 |> materialize |> _.order_by "id"
+            m2 = t2 |> materialize |> _.sort "id"
            m2.at "id" . to_vector . should_equal [1, 2, 3, 4]
            m2.at "code" . to_vector . should_equal ["a", "c", "c", "b"]
            m2.at "hmm" . to_vector . should_equal [10, 20, 30, 40]
@ -91,7 +91,7 @@ add_specs suite_builder setup =
            lookup2 = table_builder [["code", ["a", "b", "c"]], ["status", ["new", "old", "changed"]], ["hmm", [111, 222, 333]]]
            t3 = my_table.merge lookup2 key_columns=["code"] add_new_columns=False
            t3.column_names . should_equal ["id", "code", "hmm"]
-            m3 = t3 |> materialize |> _.order_by "id"
+            m3 = t3 |> materialize |> _.sort "id"
            m3.at "id" . to_vector . should_equal [1, 2, 3, 4]
            m3.at "code" . to_vector . should_equal ["a", "c", "c", "b"]
            m3.at "hmm" . to_vector . should_equal [111, 333, 333, 222]
@ -104,7 +104,7 @@ add_specs suite_builder setup =
            t2 = my_table.merge lookup key_columns=["X"]
            t2.column_names . should_equal ["X", "Y", "Z"]
-            m2 = t2 |> materialize |> _.order_by "Z"
+            m2 = t2 |> materialize |> _.sort "Z"
            m2.at "Z" . to_vector . should_equal [10, 20, 30, 40]
            m2.at "X" . to_vector . should_equal [1, 2, 3, 2]
            m2.at "Y" . to_vector . should_equal ["A", "B", "ZZZ", "B"]
@ -116,7 +116,7 @@ add_specs suite_builder setup =
            t2 = my_table.merge lookup key_columns=["X"] allow_unmatched_rows=True add_new_columns=True
            t2.column_names . should_equal ["X", "Y", "Z", "W"]
-            m2 = t2 |> materialize |> _.order_by "Z"
+            m2 = t2 |> materialize |> _.sort "Z"
            m2.at "Z" . to_vector . should_equal [10, 20, 30, 40]
            m2.at "X" . to_vector . should_equal [1, 2, 3, 2]
            m2.at "Y" . to_vector . should_equal ["A", "B", "ZZZ", "B"]
@ -135,7 +135,7 @@ add_specs suite_builder setup =
            lookup2 = table_builder [["X", [1, 2, 3]], ["Y", ["A", "B", "C"]]]
            my_table2 = table_builder [["X", [1, 2, 1, 1]], ["Y", ["Z", "ZZ", "ZZZ", "ZZZZ"]], ["Z", [10, 20, 30, 40]]]
            t3 = my_table2.merge lookup2 key_columns=["X"] add_new_columns=True
-            m3 = t3 |> materialize |> _.order_by "Z"
+            m3 = t3 |> materialize |> _.sort "Z"
            m3.at "X" . to_vector . should_equal [1, 2, 1, 1]
            m3.at "Y" . to_vector . should_equal ["A", "B", "A", "A"]
            m3.at "Z" . to_vector . should_equal [10, 20, 30, 40]
@ -160,7 +160,7 @@ add_specs suite_builder setup =
            t2 = my_table.merge lookup key_columns=["X", "Y"]
            t2.column_names . should_equal ["X", "Y", "Z", "W"]
-            m2 = t2 |> materialize |> _.order_by "W"
+            m2 = t2 |> materialize |> _.sort "W"
            m2.at "W" . to_vector . should_equal [1000, 2000, 3000, 4000]
            m2.at "X" . to_vector . should_equal [1, 1, 1, 2]
            m2.at "Y" . to_vector . should_equal ["A", "B", "A", "B"]
@ -173,7 +173,7 @@ add_specs suite_builder setup =
            # If the duplicates do not show up in result - it is accepted.
            t2 = my_table.merge lookup key_columns=["X"]
            t2.column_names . should_equal ["X", "Y", "Z"]
-            m2 = t2 |> materialize |> _.order_by "Z"
+            m2 = t2 |> materialize |> _.sort "Z"
            m2.at "Z" . to_vector . should_equal [10, 20, 30, 40]
            m2.at "X" . to_vector . should_equal [4, 2, 3, 2]
            m2.at "Y" . to_vector . should_equal ["Z", "B", "ZZZ", "B"]
@ -190,7 +190,7 @@ add_specs suite_builder setup =
            r3 = my_table2.merge lookup2 key_columns=["X"]
            r3.should_fail_with Non_Unique_Key
-            m3 = my_table2.merge lookup2 key_columns=["X", "Y"] |> materialize |> _.order_by "Z"
+            m3 = my_table2.merge lookup2 key_columns=["X", "Y"] |> materialize |> _.sort "Z"
            m3.at "Z" . to_vector . should_equal [10, 20]
            m3.at "X" . to_vector . should_equal [1, 2]
            m3.at "Y" . to_vector . should_equal ["Z", "ZZ"]
@ -208,7 +208,7 @@ add_specs suite_builder setup =
            t2 = my_table.merge lookup key_columns=["X"] add_new_columns=True
            t2.column_names . should_equal ["X", "Z", "Y"]
-            m2 = t2 |> materialize |> _.order_by "Z"
+            m2 = t2 |> materialize |> _.sort "Z"
            m2.at "X" . to_vector . should_equal [1, 2, 2, 2, 1]
            m2.at "Y" . to_vector . should_equal ["A", "B", "B", "B", "A"]
            m2.at "Z" . to_vector . should_equal [10, 20, 20, 20, 50]
@ -278,7 +278,7 @@ add_specs suite_builder setup =
            t2 = my_table.merge lookup key_columns="X"
            t2.column_names . should_equal ["X", "Y", "Z"]
-            m2 = t2 |> materialize |> _.order_by "Z"
+            m2 = t2 |> materialize |> _.sort "Z"
            m2.at "Z" . to_vector . should_equal [10, 20, 30, 40]
            m2.at "X" . to_vector . should_equal [2.0, 3.0, 2.0, 3.0]
            m2.at "Y" . to_vector . should_equal ["B", "C", "B", "C"]
@ -304,7 +304,7 @@ add_specs suite_builder setup =
            t2 = my_table.merge lookup key_columns="X" allow_unmatched_rows=False
            t2.column_names . should_equal ["X", "Y", "Z"]
            t2.at "Y" . value_type . is_integer . should_be_true
-            m2 = t2 |> materialize |> _.order_by "Z"
+            m2 = t2 |> materialize |> _.sort "Z"
            m2.at "X" . to_vector . should_equal [2, 3, 2, 3]
            m2.at "Y" . to_vector . should_equal [11, 111, 11, 111]
            m2.at "Z" . to_vector . should_equal [10, 20, 30, 40]
@ -319,7 +319,7 @@ add_specs suite_builder setup =
            lookup2 = table_builder [["X", [1, 2]], ["Y", ["A", "B"]]]
            my_table2 = table_builder [["X", [2, 3, Nothing, 3]], ["Z", [10, 20, 30, 40]]]
            t2 = my_table2.merge lookup2 key_columns="X" allow_unmatched_rows=True add_new_columns=True
-            m2 = t2 |> materialize |> _.order_by "Z"
+            m2 = t2 |> materialize |> _.sort "Z"
            m2.at "X" . to_vector . should_equal [2, 3, Nothing, 3]
            m2.at "Y" . to_vector . should_equal ["B", Nothing, Nothing, Nothing]
            m2.at "Z" . to_vector . should_equal [10, 20, 30, 40]
@ -358,7 +358,7 @@ add_specs suite_builder setup =
                # Immediately, the query is all good.
                Problems.assume_no_problems r1
-                m1 = r1 |> materialize |> _.order_by "Z"
+                m1 = r1 |> materialize |> _.sort "Z"
                m1.at "X" . to_vector . should_equal [1, 2, 2]
                m1.at "Y" . to_vector . should_equal ["A", "B", "B"]
                m1.at "Z" . to_vector . should_equal [10, 20, 30]
@ -398,7 +398,7 @@ add_specs suite_builder setup =
                # Immediately, the query is all good.
                Problems.assume_no_problems r1
-                m1 = r1 |> materialize |> _.order_by "Z"
+                m1 = r1 |> materialize |> _.sort "Z"
                m1.at "X" . to_vector . should_equal [1, 2, 2]
                m1.at "Y" . to_vector . should_equal ["A", "B", "B"]
                m1.at "Z" . to_vector . should_equal [10, 20, 30]
@ -420,7 +420,7 @@ add_specs suite_builder setup =
                # Immediately, the query is all good.
                Problems.assume_no_problems r1
-                m1 = r1 |> materialize |> _.order_by "Z"
+                m1 = r1 |> materialize |> _.sort "Z"
                m1.at "X" . to_vector . should_equal [1, 2, 2]
                m1.at "Y" . to_vector . should_equal ["A", "B", "B"]
                m1.at "Z" . to_vector . should_equal [10, 20, 30]
@ -440,7 +440,7 @@ add_specs suite_builder setup =
            t2 = table.merge table key_columns="X"
            t2.column_names . should_equal ["X", "Y"]
-            m2 = t2 |> materialize |> _.order_by "X"
+            m2 = t2 |> materialize |> _.sort "X"
            m2.at "X" . to_vector . should_equal [1, 2, 3]
            m2.at "Y" . to_vector . should_equal ["A", "B", "C"]
--- a/test/Table_Tests/src/Common_Table_Operations/Join/Replace_Spec.enso
+++ b/test/Table_Tests/src/Common_Table_Operations/Join/Replace_Spec.enso
@ -44,42 +44,42 @@ add_specs suite_builder setup =
            table = table_builder [['x', [1, 2, 3, 4, 2]], ['y', ['a', 'b', 'c', 'd', 'e']]]
            lookup_table = table_builder [['x', [2, 1, 4, 3]], ['z', [20, 10, 40, 30]]]
            expected = table_builder [['x', [10, 20, 20, 30, 40]], ['y', ['a', 'b', 'e', 'c', 'd']]]
-            result = table.replace lookup_table 'x' . order_by ["x", "y"]
+            result = table.replace lookup_table 'x' . sort ["x", "y"]
            result . should_equal expected
        group_builder.specify "should be able to replace values via a lookup table, specifying from/to columns" <|
            table = table_builder [['x', [1, 2, 3, 4, 2]], ['y', ['a', 'b', 'c', 'd', 'e']]]
            lookup_table = table_builder [['d', [4, 5, 6, 7]], ['x', [2, 1, 4, 3]], ['d2', [5, 6, 7, 8]], ['z', [20, 10, 40, 30]]]
            expected = table_builder [['x', [10, 20, 20, 30, 40]], ['y', ['a', 'b', 'e', 'c', 'd']]]
-            result = table.replace lookup_table 'x' 'x' 'z' . order_by ["x", "y"]
+            result = table.replace lookup_table 'x' 'x' 'z' . sort ["x", "y"]
            result . should_equal expected
        group_builder.specify "should be able to replace values via a lookup table provided as a Map" <|
            table = table_builder [['x', [1, 2, 3, 4, 2]], ['y', ['a', 'b', 'c', 'd', 'e']]]
            lookup_table = Map.from_vector [[2, 20], [1, 10], [4, 40], [3, 30]]
            expected = table_builder [['x', [10, 20, 20, 30, 40]], ['y', ['a', 'b', 'e', 'c', 'd']]]
-            result = table.replace lookup_table 'x' . order_by ["x", "y"]
+            result = table.replace lookup_table 'x' . sort ["x", "y"]
            result . should_equal expected
        group_builder.specify "should be able to replace multiple columns" <|
            table = table_builder [['x', [1, 2, 3, 4, 2]], ['x2', [2, 1, 2, 1, 4]], ['x3', [3, 4, 1, 3, 4]], ['y', ['a', 'b', 'c', 'd', 'e']]]
            lookup_table = table_builder [['d', [4, 5, 6, 7]], ['x', [2, 1, 4, 3]], ['d2', [5, 6, 7, 8]], ['z', [20, 10, 40, 30]]]
            expected = table_builder [['x', [10, 20, 20, 30, 40]], ['x2', [20, 10, 40, 20, 10]], ['x3', [30, 40, 40, 10, 30]], ['y', ['a', 'b', 'e', 'c', 'd']]]
-            result = table.replace lookup_table ['x', 'x2', 'x3'] 'x' 'z' . order_by ["x", "y"]
+            result = table.replace lookup_table ['x', 'x2', 'x3'] 'x' 'z' . sort ["x", "y"]
            result . should_equal expected
        group_builder.specify "should be able to replace multiple columns selected by regex" <|
            table = table_builder [['x', [1, 2, 3, 4, 2]], ['x2', [2, 1, 2, 1, 4]], ['x3', [3, 4, 1, 3, 4]], ['y', ['a', 'b', 'c', 'd', 'e']]]
            lookup_table = table_builder [['d', [4, 5, 6, 7]], ['x', [2, 1, 4, 3]], ['d2', [5, 6, 7, 8]], ['z', [20, 10, 40, 30]]]
            expected = table_builder [['x', [10, 20, 20, 30, 40]], ['x2', [20, 10, 40, 20, 10]], ['x3', [30, 40, 40, 10, 30]], ['y', ['a', 'b', 'e', 'c', 'd']]]
-            result = table.replace lookup_table [(regex 'x.*')] 'x' 'z' . order_by ["x", "y"]
+            result = table.replace lookup_table [(regex 'x.*')] 'x' 'z' . sort ["x", "y"]
            result . should_equal expected
        group_builder.specify "should be able to replace multiple columns selected by type" <|
            table = table_builder [['x', [1, 2, 3, 4, 2]], ['x2', [2, 1, 2, 1, 4]], ['x3', [3, 4, 1, 3, 4]], ['y', ['a', 'b', 'c', 'd', 'e']]]
            lookup_table = table_builder [['d', [4, 5, 6, 7]], ['x', [2, 1, 4, 3]], ['d2', [5, 6, 7, 8]], ['z', [20, 10, 40, 30]]]
            expected = table_builder [['x', [10, 20, 20, 30, 40]], ['x2', [20, 10, 40, 20, 10]], ['x3', [30, 40, 40, 10, 30]], ['y', ['a', 'b', 'e', 'c', 'd']]]
-            result = table.replace lookup_table [..By_Type ..Integer] 'x' 'z' . order_by ["x", "y"]
+            result = table.replace lookup_table [..By_Type ..Integer] 'x' 'z' . sort ["x", "y"]
            result . should_equal expected
        group_builder.specify "should fail with Missing_Input_Columns if the specified columns do not exist" <|
@ -93,7 +93,7 @@ add_specs suite_builder setup =
            table = table_builder [['x', [1, 2, 3, 4]], ['y', ['a', 'b', 'c', 'd']]]
            lookup_table = table_builder [['x', [4, 3, 1]], ['z', [40, 30, 10]]]
            expected = table_builder [['x', [2, 10, 30, 40]], ['y', ['b', 'a', 'c', 'd']]]
-            result = table.replace lookup_table 'x' . order_by "x"
+            result = table.replace lookup_table 'x' . sort "x"
            result . should_equal expected
        group_builder.specify "fails on unmatched rows" <|
@ -116,14 +116,14 @@ add_specs suite_builder setup =
        group_builder.specify "(edge-case) should allow lookup with itself" <|
            table = table_builder [['x', [2, 1, 4, 3]], ['y', [20, 10, 40, 30]]]
            expected = table_builder [['x', [10, 20, 30, 40]], ['y', [10, 20, 30, 40]]]
-            result = table.replace table 'x' . order_by "x"
+            result = table.replace table 'x' . sort "x"
            result . should_equal expected
        group_builder.specify "should not merge columns other than the one specified in the `column` param" <|
            table = table_builder [['x', [1, 2, 3, 4, 2]], ['y', ['a', 'b', 'c', 'd', 'e']], ['q', [4, 5, 6, 7, 8]]]
            lookup_table = table_builder [['x', [2, 1, 4, 3]], ['z', [20, 10, 40, 30]], ['q', [40, 50, 60, 70]]]
            expected = table_builder [['x', [10, 20, 20, 30, 40]], ['y', ['a', 'b', 'e', 'c', 'd']], ['q', [4, 5, 8, 6, 7]]]
-            result = table.replace lookup_table 'x' . order_by ["x", "y"]
+            result = table.replace lookup_table 'x' . sort ["x", "y"]
            result . should_equal expected
        group_builder.specify "should fail on null key values in lookup table" <|
@ -139,14 +139,14 @@ add_specs suite_builder setup =
        group_builder.specify "should accept an empty (but well-formed) lookup table if allow_unmatched_rows=True, but expect a warning" <|
            table = table_builder [['x', [1, 2, 3, 4, 2]], ['y', ['a', 'b', 'c', 'd', 'e']]]
            lookup_table = table_builder_typed [['x', []], ['z', []]] Value_Type.Integer
-            t = table.replace lookup_table 'x' . order_by ['y']
+            t = table.replace lookup_table 'x' . sort ['y']
            t . should_equal table
            Problems.expect_warning (Empty_Error.Error "lookup_table") t
        group_builder.specify "should throw an error on an empty (but well-formed) lookup table and non-empty base table if allow_unmatched_rows=False" <|
-            table = table_builder [['x', [1, 2, 3, 4, 2]], ['y', ['a', 'b', 'c', 'd', 'e']]] . order_by ['x']
+            table = table_builder [['x', [1, 2, 3, 4, 2]], ['y', ['a', 'b', 'c', 'd', 'e']]] . sort ['x']
            lookup_table = table_builder_typed [['x', []], ['z', []]] Value_Type.Integer
-            t = table.replace lookup_table 'x' allow_unmatched_rows=False . order_by ['y']
+            t = table.replace lookup_table 'x' allow_unmatched_rows=False . sort ['y']
            t . should_fail_with Unmatched_Rows_In_Lookup
        group_builder.specify "should accept an empty (but well-formed) lookup table if the base table is also empty, but expect a warning" <|
@ -163,7 +163,7 @@ add_specs suite_builder setup =
            Problems.expect_warning (Empty_Error.Error "lookup_table") t
        group_builder.specify "should throw an error on an empty lookup map and non-empty base table if allow_unmatched_rows=False" <|
-            table = table_builder [['x', [1, 2, 3, 4, 2]], ['y', ['a', 'b', 'c', 'd', 'e']]] . order_by ['x']
+            table = table_builder [['x', [1, 2, 3, 4, 2]], ['y', ['a', 'b', 'c', 'd', 'e']]] . sort ['x']
            t = table.replace Map.empty 'x' allow_unmatched_rows=False
            t . should_fail_with Unmatched_Rows_In_Lookup
            t.catch.example_key_values . should_equal [1]
--- a/test/Table_Tests/src/Common_Table_Operations/Join/Zip_Spec.enso
+++ b/test/Table_Tests/src/Common_Table_Operations/Join/Zip_Spec.enso
@ -52,12 +52,12 @@ add_specs suite_builder setup =
                expected_rows = [r0, r1, r2]
                r.should_equal expected_rows
-        group_builder.specify "should allow to zip two tables, preserving the order defined by `order_by`" <|
+        group_builder.specify "should allow to zip two tables, preserving the order defined by `sort`" <|
            t1 = table_builder [["X", [100, 2]], ["Y", [4, 5]]]
            t2 = table_builder [["Z", ['a', 'b']], ["W", ['x', 'd']]]
-            t3 = t1.order_by "X"
+            t3 = t1.sort "X"
-            t4 = t2.order_by [Sort_Column.Name "Z" Sort_Direction.Descending]
+            t4 = t2.sort [..Name "Z" ..Descending]
            t5 = t3.zip t4
            expect_column_names ["X", "Y", "Z", "W"] t5
--- a/test/Table_Tests/src/Common_Table_Operations/Map_To_Table_Spec.enso
+++ b/test/Table_Tests/src/Common_Table_Operations/Map_To_Table_Spec.enso
@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ add_specs suite_builder setup =
        group_builder.specify "should be able to create a literal table from a map" <|
            map = Map.from_vector [['x', 1], ['y', 2], ['z', 3]]
-            t = data.dummy_table.make_table_from_map map 'k' 'v' . order_by 'v'
+            t = data.dummy_table.make_table_from_map map 'k' 'v' . sort 'v'
            t.at 'k' . to_vector . should_equal ['x', 'y', 'z']
            t.at 'v' . to_vector . should_equal [1, 2, 3]
--- a/test/Table_Tests/src/Common_Table_Operations/Nothing_Spec.enso
+++ b/test/Table_Tests/src/Common_Table_Operations/Nothing_Spec.enso
@ -309,7 +309,7 @@ add_specs suite_builder setup =
            v = t1.at "x" . to_vector
            v . should_equal [Nothing]
-    suite_builder.group prefix+"order_by" group_builder->
+    suite_builder.group prefix+"sort" group_builder->
        data = Data.setup create_connection_fn
        group_builder.teardown <|
@ -330,10 +330,10 @@ add_specs suite_builder setup =
            if is_comparable then
                table = table_builder_typed [["x", [value, Nothing, other_value, other_value, Nothing, value, Nothing]]] value_type
-                group_builder.specify "Correctly handle Nothing in .order_by (asc) for "+value_type.to_text <|
+                group_builder.specify "Correctly handle Nothing in .sort (asc) for "+value_type.to_text <|
-                    t1 = table . order_by [Sort_Column.Name "x" Sort_Direction.Ascending]
+                    t1 = table . sort [..Name "x" ..Ascending]
                    t1.at "x" . to_vector . should_equal [Nothing, Nothing, Nothing, value, value, other_value, other_value]
-                group_builder.specify "Correctly handle Nothing in .order_by (desc) for "+value_type.to_text <|
+                group_builder.specify "Correctly handle Nothing in .sort (desc) for "+value_type.to_text <|
-                    t1 = table . order_by [Sort_Column.Name "x" Sort_Direction.Descending]
+                    t1 = table . sort [..Name "x" ..Descending]
                    t1.at "x" . to_vector . should_equal [other_value, other_value, value, value, Nothing, Nothing, Nothing]
--- a/test/Table_Tests/src/Common_Table_Operations/Order_By_Spec.enso
+++ b/test/Table_Tests/src/Common_Table_Operations/Order_By_Spec.enso
@ -46,11 +46,11 @@ add_specs suite_builder setup =
    prefix = setup.prefix
    create_connection_fn = setup.create_connection_func
    test_selection = setup.test_selection
-    order_by_pending = if test_selection.order_by.not then
+    sort_pending = if test_selection.order_by.not then
-        "ToDo: order_by is not yet supported by this backend."
+        "ToDo: sort is not yet supported by this backend."
    pending_collation = "Need more reliable testing for collation locale support"
-    suite_builder.group prefix+"Table.order_by" pending=order_by_pending group_builder->
+    suite_builder.group prefix+"Table.sort" pending=sort_pending group_builder->
        data = Data.setup create_connection_fn setup.table_builder
        group_builder.teardown <|
@ -60,203 +60,186 @@ add_specs suite_builder setup =
            setup.table_builder cols connection=data.connection
        group_builder.specify "should work as shown in the doc examples" <|
-            t1 = data.table.order_by ["alpha"]
+            t1 = data.table.sort ["alpha"]
            t1.at "alpha" . to_vector . should_equal [0, 1, 2, 3]
            t1.at "gamma" . to_vector . should_equal [4, 3, 2, 1]
            ## Assumes stable sorting on database engine.
-            t2 = data.table.order_by [1, Sort_Column.Index -8 Sort_Direction.Descending]
+            t2 = data.table.sort [1, ..Index -8 ..Descending]
            t2.at "beta" . to_vector . should_equal ["a", "a", "b", "b"]
            t2.at "gamma" . to_vector . should_equal [3, 1, 4, 2]
            t2.at "alpha" . to_vector . should_equal [1, 3, 0, 2]
-            t3 = data.table.order_by [Sort_Column.Select_By_Name "a.*".to_regex case_sensitivity=Case_Sensitivity.Insensitive]
+            t3 = data.table.sort [..Select_By_Name "a.*".to_regex case_sensitivity=..Insensitive]
            t3.at "alpha" . to_vector . should_equal [0, 1, 2, 3]
        group_builder.specify "should work with single column name" <|
-            t1 = data.table.order_by "alpha"
+            t1 = data.table.sort "alpha"
            t1.at "alpha" . to_vector . should_equal [0, 1, 2, 3]
            t1.at "gamma" . to_vector . should_equal [4, 3, 2, 1]
        group_builder.specify "should work with single Sort_Column" <|
-            t1 = data.table.order_by [Sort_Column.Name "alpha"]
+            t1 = data.table.sort [..Name "alpha"]
            t1.at "alpha" . to_vector . should_equal [0, 1, 2, 3]
            t1.at "gamma" . to_vector . should_equal [4, 3, 2, 1]
-            t2 = t1.order_by [Sort_Column.Name "alpha" Sort_Direction.Descending]
+            t2 = t1.sort [..Name "alpha" ..Descending]
            t2.at "alpha" . to_vector . should_equal [3, 2, 1, 0]
            t2.at "gamma" . to_vector . should_equal [1, 2, 3, 4]
-            t3 = data.table.order_by [Sort_Column.Index 0]
+            t3 = data.table.sort [..Index 0]
            t3.at "alpha" . to_vector . should_equal [0, 1, 2, 3]
            t3.at "gamma" . to_vector . should_equal [4, 3, 2, 1]
-            t4 = t3.order_by [Sort_Column.Index 0 Sort_Direction.Descending]
+            t4 = t3.sort [..Index 0 ..Descending]
            t4.at "alpha" . to_vector . should_equal [3, 2, 1, 0]
            t4.at "gamma" . to_vector . should_equal [1, 2, 3, 4]
        group_builder.specify "should work with single Sort_Column (autoscoped)" <|
            t1 = data.table.order_by [..Name "alpha"]
            t1.at "alpha" . to_vector . should_equal [0, 1, 2, 3]
            t1.at "gamma" . to_vector . should_equal [4, 3, 2, 1]
            t2 = t1.order_by [..Name "alpha" ..Descending]
            t2.at "alpha" . to_vector . should_equal [3, 2, 1, 0]
            t2.at "gamma" . to_vector . should_equal [1, 2, 3, 4]
            t3 = data.table.order_by [..Index 0]
            t3.at "alpha" . to_vector . should_equal [0, 1, 2, 3]
            t3.at "gamma" . to_vector . should_equal [4, 3, 2, 1]
            t4 = t3.order_by [..Index 0 ..Descending]
            t4.at "alpha" . to_vector . should_equal [3, 2, 1, 0]
            t4.at "gamma" . to_vector . should_equal [1, 2, 3, 4]
        group_builder.specify "should allow the selector to mix regex and case insensitive matching" <|
-            t4 = data.table.order_by [Sort_Column.Select_By_Name "A.*".to_regex case_sensitivity=Case_Sensitivity.Insensitive]
+            t4 = data.table.sort [..Select_By_Name "A.*".to_regex case_sensitivity=..Insensitive]
            t4.at "alpha" . to_vector . should_equal [0, 1, 2, 3]
        group_builder.specify "should correctly handle regexes matching multiple names" <|
-            t1 = data.table.order_by [Sort_Column.Select_By_Name ".*ta".to_regex Sort_Direction.Descending]
+            t1 = data.table.sort [..Select_By_Name ".*ta".to_regex ..Descending]
            t1.at "beta" . to_vector . should_equal ["b", "b", "a", "a"]
            t1.at "delta" . to_vector . should_equal ["a1", "a03", "a2", "a10"]
            t1.at "gamma" . to_vector . should_equal [2, 4, 3, 1]
        group_builder.specify "should correctly handle problems: out of bounds indices" <|
-            selector = [0, 100, Sort_Column.Index -200, Sort_Column.Index 300]
+            selector = [0, 100, ..Index -200, ..Index 300]
            expected_problem = Missing_Input_Columns.Error [100, -200, 300]
-            t1 = data.table.order_by selector
+            t1 = data.table.sort selector
            t1.should_fail_with Missing_Input_Columns
            t1.catch . should_equal expected_problem
-            action = data.table.order_by selector error_on_missing_columns=False on_problems=_
+            action = data.table.sort selector error_on_missing_columns=False on_problems=_
            tester table =
                table.at "alpha" . to_vector . should_equal [0, 1, 2, 3]
            Problems.test_problem_handling action [expected_problem] tester
        group_builder.specify "should correctly handle edge-cases: duplicate selectors" <|
-            selector1 = ["alpha", Sort_Column.Name "alpha" Sort_Direction.Descending]
+            selector1 = ["alpha", ..Name "alpha" ..Descending]
-            t1 = data.table.order_by selector1
+            t1 = data.table.sort selector1
            Problems.assume_no_problems t1
            t1.at "alpha" . to_vector . should_equal [0, 1, 2, 3]
            t1.at "gamma" . to_vector . should_equal [4, 3, 2, 1]
-            t2 = data.table.order_by [Sort_Column.Index 0, Sort_Column.Index 0 Sort_Direction.Descending]
+            t2 = data.table.sort [..Index 0, ..Index 0 ..Descending]
            Problems.assume_no_problems t2
            t2.at "alpha" . to_vector . should_equal [0, 1, 2, 3]
            t2.at "gamma" . to_vector . should_equal [4, 3, 2, 1]
-            t3 = data.table.order_by [Sort_Column.Index 0, Sort_Column.Name "alpha" Sort_Direction.Descending]
+            t3 = data.table.sort [..Index 0, ..Name "alpha" ..Descending]
            Problems.assume_no_problems t3
            t3.at "alpha" . to_vector . should_equal [0, 1, 2, 3]
            t3.at "gamma" . to_vector . should_equal [4, 3, 2, 1]
        group_builder.specify "should correctly handle edge-cases: duplicate matches due to case insensitivity" <|
-            selector = [Sort_Column.Select_By_Name "ALPHA" case_sensitivity=Case_Sensitivity.Insensitive, Sort_Column.Select_By_Name "alpha" Sort_Direction.Descending]
+            selector = [..Select_By_Name "ALPHA" case_sensitivity=..Insensitive, ..Select_By_Name "alpha" ..Descending]
-            t1 = data.table.order_by selector
+            t1 = data.table.sort selector
            Problems.assume_no_problems t1
            t1.at "alpha" . to_vector . should_equal [0, 1, 2, 3]
            t1.at "gamma" . to_vector . should_equal [4, 3, 2, 1]
        group_builder.specify "should correctly handle edge-cases: duplicate matches due to regexes" <|
-            selector = [Sort_Column.Select_By_Name "a.*".to_regex, Sort_Column.Select_By_Name "alpha" Sort_Direction.Descending]
+            selector = [..Select_By_Name "a.*".to_regex, ..Select_By_Name "alpha" ..Descending]
-            t1 = data.table.order_by selector
+            t1 = data.table.sort selector
            Problems.assume_no_problems t1
            t1.at "alpha" . to_vector . should_equal [0, 1, 2, 3]
            t1.at "gamma" . to_vector . should_equal [4, 3, 2, 1]
        group_builder.specify "should correctly handle edge-cases: mixed selector types" <|
-            t1 = data.table.order_by [Sort_Column.Name "alpha", Sort_Column.Index 1]
+            t1 = data.table.sort [..Name "alpha", ..Index 1]
            t1.at "alpha" . to_vector . should_equal [0, 1, 2, 3]
            t1.at "beta" . to_vector . should_equal ["b", "a", "b", "a"]
            t1.at "gamma" . to_vector . should_equal [4, 3, 2, 1]
-            t2 = data.table.order_by [Sort_Column.Select_By_Name "a.*a".to_regex, Sort_Column.Index 1]
+            t2 = data.table.sort [..Select_By_Name "a.*a".to_regex, ..Index 1]
            t2.at "alpha" . to_vector . should_equal [0, 1, 2, 3]
            t2.at "beta" . to_vector . should_equal ["b", "a", "b", "a"]
            t2.at "gamma" . to_vector . should_equal [4, 3, 2, 1]
        group_builder.specify "should correctly handle problems: unmatched names" <|
            weird_name = '.*?-!@#!"'
-            selector = [Sort_Column.Name "alpha", "hmm", Sort_Column.Name weird_name]
+            selector = [..Name "alpha", "hmm", ..Name weird_name]
            expected_problem = Missing_Input_Columns.Error ["hmm", weird_name]
-            t1 = data.table.order_by selector
+            t1 = data.table.sort selector
            t1.should_fail_with Missing_Input_Columns
            t1.catch . should_equal expected_problem
-            action = data.table.order_by selector error_on_missing_columns=False on_problems=_
+            action = data.table.sort selector error_on_missing_columns=False on_problems=_
            tester table =
                table.at "alpha" . to_vector . should_equal [0, 1, 2, 3]
            Problems.test_problem_handling action [expected_problem] tester
        group_builder.specify "should report a problem if no columns are selected for ordering" <|
-            t2 = data.table.order_by []
+            t2 = data.table.sort []
            t2.should_fail_with No_Input_Columns_Selected
        group_builder.specify "should stack consecutive ordering operations" <|
-            t1 = data.table.order_by [Sort_Column.Name "alpha"]
+            t1 = data.table.sort [..Name "alpha"]
            t1.at "alpha" . to_vector . should_equal [0, 1, 2, 3]
            t1.at "beta" . to_vector . should_equal ["b", "a", "b", "a"]
            # Now we reverse the order
-            t2 = t1.order_by [Sort_Column.Name "alpha" Sort_Direction.Descending]
+            t2 = t1.sort [..Name "alpha" ..Descending]
            t2.at "alpha" . to_vector . should_equal [3, 2, 1, 0]
            t2.at "beta" . to_vector . should_equal ["a", "b", "a", "b"]
            # Now we add another primary ordering, but the order from t1/t2 is kept for tie breaking.
-            t3 = t1.order_by [Sort_Column.Name "beta"]
+            t3 = t1.sort [..Name "beta"]
            t3.at "beta" . to_vector . should_equal ["a", "a", "b", "b"]
            t3.at "alpha" . to_vector . should_equal [1, 3, 0, 2]
-            t4 = t2.order_by ["beta"]
+            t4 = t2.sort ["beta"]
            t4.at "beta" . to_vector . should_equal ["a", "a", "b", "b"]
            t4.at "alpha" . to_vector . should_equal [3, 1, 2, 0]
        group_builder.specify "should give priority to the first selected column and use the next ones for breaking ties" <|
-            t1 = data.table.order_by ["beta", Sort_Column.Name "alpha" Sort_Direction.Ascending]
+            t1 = data.table.sort ["beta", ..Name "alpha" ..Ascending]
            t1.at "beta" . to_vector . should_equal ["a", "a", "b", "b"]
            t1.at "alpha" . to_vector . should_equal [1, 3, 0, 2]
            t1.at "gamma" . to_vector . should_equal [3, 1, 4, 2]
-            t1a = data.table.order_by ["beta", Sort_Column.Name "alpha" Sort_Direction.Ascending]
+            t1a = data.table.sort ["beta", ..Name "alpha" ..Ascending]
            t1a.at "beta" . to_vector . should_equal ["a", "a", "b", "b"]
            t1a.at "alpha" . to_vector . should_equal [1, 3, 0, 2]
            t1a.at "gamma" . to_vector . should_equal [3, 1, 4, 2]
-            t2 = data.table.order_by [Sort_Column.Name "beta", Sort_Column.Name "alpha" Sort_Direction.Descending]
+            t2 = data.table.sort [..Name "beta", ..Name "alpha" ..Descending]
            t2.at "beta" . to_vector . should_equal ["a", "a", "b", "b"]
            t2.at "alpha" . to_vector . should_equal [3, 1, 2, 0]
            t2.at "gamma" . to_vector . should_equal [1, 3, 2, 4]
-            t3 = data.table.order_by [Sort_Column.Name "alpha", Sort_Column.Name "beta"]
+            t3 = data.table.sort [..Name "alpha", ..Name "beta"]
            t3.at "alpha" . to_vector . should_equal [0, 1, 2, 3]
            t3.at "beta" . to_vector . should_equal ["b", "a", "b", "a"]
            t3.at "gamma" . to_vector . should_equal [4, 3, 2, 1]
-            t4 = data.table.order_by [Sort_Column.Index 1, Sort_Column.Index 0 Sort_Direction.Ascending]
+            t4 = data.table.sort [..Index 1, ..Index 0 ..Ascending]
            t4.at "beta" . to_vector . should_equal ["a", "a", "b", "b"]
            t4.at "alpha" . to_vector . should_equal [1, 3, 0, 2]
            t4.at "gamma" . to_vector . should_equal [3, 1, 4, 2]
        group_builder.specify "should deal with real numbers, and not warn when ordering by floats" <|
-            t1 = data.table.order_by ["tau"]
+            t1 = data.table.sort ["tau"]
            t1.at "tau" . to_vector . should_equal [-0.1, 0.5, 1.6, 32.0]
            t1.at "alpha" . to_vector . should_equal [1, 2, 0, 3]
            Problems.assume_no_problems t1
        group_builder.specify "should deal with nulls" <|
-            t1 = data.table.order_by ["xi"]
+            t1 = data.table.sort ["xi"]
            t1.at "xi" . to_vector . should_equal [Nothing, 0.5, 1.0, 1.5]
            t1.at "alpha" . to_vector . should_equal [1, 0, 3, 2]
-            t2 = data.table.order_by [Sort_Column.Name "rho"]
+            t2 = data.table.sort [..Name "rho"]
            t2.at "rho" . to_vector . should_equal [Nothing, Nothing, "B", "BB"]
-            t3 = data.table.order_by [Sort_Column.Name "rho" Sort_Direction.Descending]
+            t3 = data.table.sort [..Name "rho" ..Descending]
            t3.at "rho" . to_vector . should_equal ["BB", "B", Nothing, Nothing]
        group_builder.specify "should behave as expected with Unicode normalization, depending on the defaults settings" pending=pending_collation <|
-            t1 = data.table.order_by [Sort_Column.Name "phi"]
+            t1 = data.table.sort [..Name "phi"]
            case test_selection.order_by_unicode_normalization_by_default of
                True ->
                    t1.at "phi" . to_vector . should_equal [Nothing, "śa", 's\u0301b', "śc"]
@ -266,54 +249,54 @@ add_specs suite_builder setup =
                    t1.at "alpha" . to_vector . should_equal [2, 1, 0, 3]
        group_builder.specify "should support natural ordering" pending=(if test_selection.natural_ordering.not then "Natural ordering is not supported.") <|
-            t1 = data.table.order_by [Sort_Column.Name "delta"] text_ordering=(Text_Ordering.Default sort_digits_as_numbers=True)
+            t1 = data.table.sort [..Name "delta"] text_ordering=(..Default sort_digits_as_numbers=True)
            t1.at "delta" . to_vector . should_equal ["a1", "a2", "a03", "a10"]
            t1.at "alpha" . to_vector . should_equal [2, 1, 0, 3]
-            t2 = data.table.order_by ["delta"] text_ordering=(Text_Ordering.Default sort_digits_as_numbers=False)
+            t2 = data.table.sort ["delta"] text_ordering=(..Default sort_digits_as_numbers=False)
            t2.at "delta" . to_vector . should_equal ["a03", "a1", "a10", "a2"]
            t2.at "alpha" . to_vector . should_equal [0, 2, 3, 1]
        group_builder.specify "should support case insensitive ordering" pending=(if test_selection.case_insensitive_ordering.not then "Case insensitive ordering is not supported." else pending_collation) <|
-            t1 = data.table.order_by [Sort_Column.Name "eta"] text_ordering=(Text_Ordering.Case_Insensitive)
+            t1 = data.table.sort [..Name "eta"] text_ordering=(..Case_Insensitive)
            expected = case test_selection.case_insensitive_ascii_only of
                True -> ["Aleph", "alpha", "Beta", "bądź"]
                False -> ["Aleph", "alpha", "bądź", "Beta"]
            t1.at "eta" . to_vector . should_equal expected
-            t2 = data.table.order_by [Sort_Column.Name "eta"] text_ordering=(Text_Ordering.Case_Sensitive)
+            t2 = data.table.sort [..Name "eta"] text_ordering=(..Case_Sensitive)
            t2.at "eta" . to_vector . should_equal ["Aleph", "Beta", "alpha", "bądź"]
-            t3 = data.table.order_by [Sort_Column.Name "psi"] text_ordering=(Text_Ordering.Case_Insensitive)
+            t3 = data.table.sort [..Name "psi"] text_ordering=(..Case_Insensitive)
            t3.at "psi" . to_vector . should_equal [Nothing, "c01", "c10", "C2"]
-            t4 = data.table.order_by [Sort_Column.Name "psi" Sort_Direction.Descending] text_ordering=(Text_Ordering.Case_Sensitive)
+            t4 = data.table.sort [..Name "psi" ..Descending] text_ordering=(..Case_Sensitive)
            t4.at "psi" . to_vector . should_equal ["c10", "c01", "C2", Nothing]
        group_builder.specify "should support natural and case insensitive ordering at the same time" pending=(if (test_selection.natural_ordering.not || test_selection.case_insensitive_ordering.not) then "Natural ordering or case sensitive ordering is not supported.") <|
-            t1 = data.table.order_by [Sort_Column.Name "psi"] text_ordering=(Text_Ordering.Case_Insensitive sort_digits_as_numbers=True)
+            t1 = data.table.sort [..Name "psi"] text_ordering=(..Case_Insensitive sort_digits_as_numbers=True)
            t1.at "psi" . to_vector . should_equal [Nothing, "c01", "C2", "c10"]
-            t2 = data.table.order_by [Sort_Column.Name "psi"] text_ordering=(Text_Ordering.Default sort_digits_as_numbers=True)
+            t2 = data.table.sort [..Name "psi"] text_ordering=(..Default sort_digits_as_numbers=True)
            t2.at "psi" . to_vector . should_equal [Nothing, "C2", "c01", "c10"]
-            t3 = data.table.order_by [Sort_Column.Name "psi"] text_ordering=(Text_Ordering.Case_Insensitive)
+            t3 = data.table.sort [..Name "psi"] text_ordering=(..Case_Insensitive)
            t3.at "psi" . to_vector . should_equal [Nothing, "c01", "c10", "C2"]
-            t4 = data.table.order_by [Sort_Column.Name "psi"]
+            t4 = data.table.sort [..Name "psi"]
            t4.at "psi" . to_vector . should_equal [Nothing, "C2", "c01", "c10"]
        group_builder.specify "text ordering settings should not affect numeric columns" <|
-            ordering = Text_Ordering.Case_Insensitive sort_digits_as_numbers=True
+            ordering = ..Case_Insensitive sort_digits_as_numbers=True
-            t1 = data.table.order_by [Sort_Column.Name "alpha"] text_ordering=ordering
+            t1 = data.table.sort [..Name "alpha"] text_ordering=ordering
            t1.at "alpha" . to_vector . should_equal [0, 1, 2, 3]
            t1.at "gamma" . to_vector . should_equal [4, 3, 2, 1]
        if setup.is_database.not then
            group_builder.specify "should allow ordering enso objects with a comparator" <|
                t = table_builder [["X", [Day_Of_Week.Friday, Day_Of_Week.Monday, Nothing, Nothing, Day_Of_Week.Wednesday]]]
-                t.order_by "X" . at "X" . to_vector . should_equal [Nothing, Nothing, Day_Of_Week.Monday, Day_Of_Week.Wednesday, Day_Of_Week.Friday]
+                t.sort "X" . at "X" . to_vector . should_equal [Nothing, Nothing, Day_Of_Week.Monday, Day_Of_Week.Wednesday, Day_Of_Week.Friday]
            group_builder.specify "should raise Incomparable_Values if ordering by incomparable values" <|
                t = table_builder [["X", [My_Type.Foo 42, My_Type.Foo "a"]]]
-                t.order_by "X" . should_fail_with Incomparable_Values
+                t.sort "X" . should_fail_with Incomparable_Values
--- a/test/Table_Tests/src/Common_Table_Operations/Take_Drop_Spec.enso
+++ b/test/Table_Tests/src/Common_Table_Operations/Take_Drop_Spec.enso
@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ type Table_Take_Drop_Data
        table =
            col1 = ["alpha", [1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8]]
            col2 = ["beta", ["A","B","C","D","E","F","G","H"]]
-            (table_builder [col1, col2] connection=connection) . order_by "alpha"
+            (table_builder [col1, col2] connection=connection) . sort "alpha"
        empty = table.remove_all_rows
        [connection, table, empty]
@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ type Column_Take_Drop_Data
        table =
            col1 = ["alpha", [1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8]]
            col2 = ["beta", ["A","B","C","D","E","F","G","H"]]
-            (table_builder [col1, col2] connection=connection) . order_by "alpha"
+            (table_builder [col1, col2] connection=connection) . sort "alpha"
        alpha = table.at "alpha"
        beta = table.at "beta"
@ -113,12 +113,12 @@ add_specs suite_builder setup =
            data.table.drop (Last 100) . should_equal data.empty
        group_builder.specify "should handle consecutive take/drops" <|
-            data.table.take 5 . order_by "alpha" . take 3 . at "alpha" . to_vector . should_equal [1, 2, 3]
+            data.table.take 5 . sort "alpha" . take 3 . at "alpha" . to_vector . should_equal [1, 2, 3]
-            data.table.take 3 . order_by "alpha" . take 5 . at "alpha" . to_vector . should_equal [1, 2, 3]
+            data.table.take 3 . sort "alpha" . take 5 . at "alpha" . to_vector . should_equal [1, 2, 3]
-            data.table.take 5 . order_by "alpha" . drop 3 . at "alpha" . to_vector . should_equal [4, 5]
+            data.table.take 5 . sort "alpha" . drop 3 . at "alpha" . to_vector . should_equal [4, 5]
-            data.table.drop 3 . order_by "alpha" . drop 2 . at "alpha" . to_vector . should_equal [6, 7, 8]
+            data.table.drop 3 . sort "alpha" . drop 2 . at "alpha" . to_vector . should_equal [6, 7, 8]
-            data.table.drop 2 . order_by "alpha" . drop 3 . at "alpha" . to_vector . should_equal [6, 7, 8]
+            data.table.drop 2 . sort "alpha" . drop 3 . at "alpha" . to_vector . should_equal [6, 7, 8]
-            data.table.drop 3 . order_by "alpha" . take 2 . at "alpha" . to_vector . should_equal [4, 5]
+            data.table.drop 3 . sort "alpha" . take 2 . at "alpha" . to_vector . should_equal [4, 5]
        group_builder.specify "should allow selecting rows by ranges or indices" <|
            data.table.take (2.up_to 4) . at "beta" . to_vector . should_equal ["C", "D"]
@ -187,9 +187,9 @@ add_specs suite_builder setup =
        if setup.is_database.not then
            group_builder.specify "should allow sampling rows" <|
-                one = table_builder [["X", ["a"]]] . order_by "X"
+                one = table_builder [["X", ["a"]]] . sort "X"
-                two = table_builder [["X", ["a", "a"]]] . order_by "X"
+                two = table_builder [["X", ["a", "a"]]] . sort "X"
-                three = table_builder [["X", ["a", "a", "a"]]] . order_by "X"
+                three = table_builder [["X", ["a", "a", "a"]]] . sort "X"
                empty = one.remove_all_rows
                three.take (Sample 0) . should_equal empty
                empty.take (Sample 0) . should_equal empty
@ -249,11 +249,11 @@ add_specs suite_builder setup =
            t0 = table_builder [["X", ["a", "b", "a", "c"]], ["Y", [1, 2, 4, 8]]]
            t1 = t0.aggregate ["X"] [Aggregate_Column.Sum "Y"]
-            t2 = t1.order_by "X" . take 2
+            t2 = t1.sort "X" . take 2
            t2.at "X" . to_vector . should_equal ['a', 'b']
            t2.at "Sum Y" . to_vector . should_equal [5.0, 2.0]
-            t3 = t1.order_by "X" . drop 1
+            t3 = t1.sort "X" . drop 1
            t3.at "X" . to_vector . should_equal ['b', 'c']
            t3.at "Sum Y" . to_vector . should_equal [2.0, 8.0]
--- a/test/Table_Tests/src/Common_Table_Operations/Util.enso
+++ b/test/Table_Tests/src/Common_Table_Operations/Util.enso
@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ type Dummy_Connection
   - filter: An optional Text filter for filtering out test specs and groups. See the
     docs of `Test.Suite.run_with_filter`.
 run_default_backend add_specs filter=Nothing =
-    selection = Test_Selection.Config supports_case_sensitive_columns=True order_by=True natural_ordering=True case_insensitive_ordering=True order_by_unicode_normalization_by_default=True supports_unicode_normalization=True supports_time_duration=True supports_nanoseconds_in_time=True supports_mixed_columns=True fixed_length_text_columns=True supports_8bit_integer=True
+    selection = Test_Selection.Config supports_case_sensitive_columns=True natural_ordering=True case_insensitive_ordering=True order_by_unicode_normalization_by_default=True supports_unicode_normalization=True supports_time_duration=True supports_nanoseconds_in_time=True supports_mixed_columns=True fixed_length_text_columns=True supports_8bit_integer=True
    aggregate_selection = Aggregate_Spec.Test_Selection.Config
    table_fn _ = (enso_project.data / "data.csv") . read
--- a/test/Table_Tests/src/Database/Codegen_Spec.enso
+++ b/test/Table_Tests/src/Database/Codegen_Spec.enso
@ -132,22 +132,22 @@ add_specs suite_builder =
            data.teardown
        group_builder.specify "should allow sorting by a single column name" <|
-            r1 = data.t1.order_by ([Sort_Column.Name "A"]) . at "B"
+            r1 = data.t1.sort ([..Name "A"]) . at "B"
            r1.to_sql.prepare . should_equal ['SELECT "T1"."B" AS "B" FROM "T1" AS "T1" ORDER BY "T1"."A" ASC', []]
-            r2 = data.t1.order_by ([Sort_Column.Name "B" Sort_Direction.Descending]) . at "A"
+            r2 = data.t1.sort ([..Name "B" ..Descending]) . at "A"
            r2.to_sql.prepare . should_equal ['SELECT "T1"."A" AS "A" FROM "T1" AS "T1" ORDER BY "T1"."B" DESC', []]
        group_builder.specify 'should allow sorting by multiple column names' <|
-            r1 = data.t1.order_by ([Sort_Column.Name 'A', Sort_Column.Name 'B'])
+            r1 = data.t1.sort ([..Name 'A', ..Name 'B'])
            r1.to_sql.prepare . should_equal ['SELECT "T1"."A" AS "A", "T1"."B" AS "B", "T1"."C" AS "C" FROM "T1" AS "T1" ORDER BY "T1"."A" ASC, "T1"."B" ASC', []]
        group_builder.specify 'should allow sorting with specific by-column rules' <|
-            r1 = data.t1.order_by ([Sort_Column.Name "A", Sort_Column.Name "B" Sort_Direction.Descending])
+            r1 = data.t1.sort ([..Name "A", ..Name "B" ..Descending])
            r1.to_sql.prepare . should_equal ['SELECT "T1"."A" AS "A", "T1"."B" AS "B", "T1"."C" AS "C" FROM "T1" AS "T1" ORDER BY "T1"."A" ASC, "T1"."B" DESC', []]
        group_builder.specify 'should return warnings and errors when passed a non-existent column' <|
-            t2 = data.t1.order_by ([Sort_Column.Name 'foobar'])
+            t2 = data.t1.sort ([..Name 'foobar'])
            t2.should_fail_with Missing_Input_Columns
    suite_builder.group "[Codegen] Aggregation" group_builder->
--- a/test/Table_Tests/src/Database/Common/Common_Spec.enso
+++ b/test/Table_Tests/src/Database/Common/Common_Spec.enso
@ -280,7 +280,7 @@ add_specs (suite_builder : Suite_Builder) (prefix : Text) (create_connection_fn
                (Table.new [["a", [1, 2, 3]], ["b", [4, 5, 6]]]).select_into_database_table data.connection name temporary=True
            t1 = data.connection.query name
-            m1 = t1.read.order_by "a"
+            m1 = t1.read.sort "a"
            Problems.assume_no_problems m1
            m1.at "a" . to_vector . should_equal [1, 2, 3]
            m1.at "b" . to_vector . should_equal [4, 5, 6]
@ -302,7 +302,7 @@ add_specs (suite_builder : Suite_Builder) (prefix : Text) (create_connection_fn
                (Table.new [["a", [1, 2, 3]], ["b", [4, 5, 6]]]).select_into_database_table data.connection name temporary=True
            t1 = data.connection.query name
-            m1 = t1.read.order_by "a"
+            m1 = t1.read.sort "a"
            Problems.assume_no_problems m1
            m1.at "a" . to_vector . should_equal [1, 2, 3]
            m1.at "b" . to_vector . should_equal [4, 5, 6]
@ -346,7 +346,7 @@ add_specs (suite_builder : Suite_Builder) (prefix : Text) (create_connection_fn
            data.teardown
        group_builder.specify "fill_nothing should replace nulls" <|
-            t4_ordered = data.t4.order_by "rowid"
+            t4_ordered = data.t4.sort "rowid"
            t4_ordered.at "a" . fill_nothing 10 . to_vector . should_equal [0, 1, 10, 42, 10]
            t4_ordered.at "b" . fill_nothing False . to_vector . should_equal [True, False, True, False, False]
            t4_ordered.at "c" . fill_nothing "NA" . to_vector . should_equal ["", "foo", "bar", "NA", "NA"]
@ -366,27 +366,27 @@ add_specs (suite_builder : Suite_Builder) (prefix : Text) (create_connection_fn
            data.teardown
        group_builder.specify "should allow sorting by a single column name" <|
-            r_1 = data.df.order_by ([Sort_Column.Name 'quantity'])
+            r_1 = data.df.sort ([..Name 'quantity'])
            r_1.at 'id' . to_vector . should_have_relative_ordering [[2,4],[1,3],[5,6]]
-            r_3 = data.df.order_by ([Sort_Column.Name 'rating' Sort_Direction.Descending])
+            r_3 = data.df.sort ([..Name 'rating' ..Descending])
            r_3.at 'id' . to_vector . should_have_relative_ordering [[3],[1,4],[5],[2,6]]
        group_builder.specify 'should allow sorting by multiple column names' <|
-            r_1 = data.df.order_by ([Sort_Column.Name 'quantity', Sort_Column.Name 'rating'])
+            r_1 = data.df.sort ([..Name 'quantity', ..Name 'rating'])
            r_1.at 'id' . to_vector . should_equal [2,4,1,3,6,5]
-            r_2 = data.df.order_by ([Sort_Column.Name 'rating' Sort_Direction.Descending, Sort_Column.Name 'quantity' Sort_Direction.Descending])
+            r_2 = data.df.sort ([..Name 'rating' ..Descending, ..Name 'quantity' ..Descending])
            r_2.at 'id' . to_vector . should_equal [3,1,4,5,6,2]
        group_builder.specify 'should allow sorting with specific by-column rules' <|
-            r_1 = data.df.order_by ([Sort_Column.Name "quantity", Sort_Column.Name "price" Sort_Direction.Descending])
+            r_1 = data.df.sort ([..Name "quantity", ..Name "price" ..Descending])
            r_1.at 'id' . to_vector . should_equal [4,2,3,1,6,5]
        group_builder.specify 'should correctly reorder all kinds of columns and leave the original columns untouched' <|
-            initial = data.t8.order_by 'ints'
+            initial = data.t8.sort 'ints'
-            r = initial.order_by ([Sort_Column.Name 'ord'])
+            r = initial.sort ([Sort_Column.Name 'ord'])
            r.at 'ints' . to_vector . should_equal [1, 5, 3, 2, 4]
            initial.at 'ints' . to_vector . should_equal data.ints
@ -420,7 +420,7 @@ add_specs (suite_builder : Suite_Builder) (prefix : Text) (create_connection_fn
           (InMemory) table are ordered according to a specified column or list
           of columns.
        determinize_by order_column table =
-            table.order_by ([Sort_Column.Name order_column])
+            table.sort ([..Name order_column])
        group_builder.specify "should allow counting group sizes and elements" <|
            ## Names set to lower case to avoid issue with Redshift where columns are
--- a/test/Table_Tests/src/Database/Common/Default_Ordering_Spec.enso
+++ b/test/Table_Tests/src/Database/Common/Default_Ordering_Spec.enso
@ -70,15 +70,15 @@ add_specs (suite_builder : Suite_Builder) (prefix : Text) (create_connection_fn
            data.db_table_with_key.join data.db_table_with_key . default_ordering . should_equal Nothing
            data.db_table_with_key.aggregate ["X"] . default_ordering . should_equal Nothing
-        group_builder.specify "will return the ordering determined by order_by" <|
+        group_builder.specify "will return the ordering determined by sort" <|
-            v1 = data.db_table_with_key.order_by ["Y", Sort_Column.Name "X" Sort_Direction.Descending] . default_ordering
+            v1 = data.db_table_with_key.sort ["Y", ..Name "X" ..Descending] . default_ordering
            v1.length . should_equal 2
            v1.first.expression.name . should_equal "Y"
            v1.first.direction . should_equal Sort_Direction.Ascending
            v1.second.expression.name . should_equal "X"
            v1.second.direction . should_equal Sort_Direction.Descending
-            v2 = data.db_table_without_key.order_by ["Y"] . default_ordering
+            v2 = data.db_table_without_key.sort ["Y"] . default_ordering
            v2.length . should_equal 1
            v2.first.expression.name . should_equal "Y"
            v2.first.direction . should_equal Sort_Direction.Ascending
--- a/test/Table_Tests/src/Database/Common/Names_Length_Limits_Spec.enso
+++ b/test/Table_Tests/src/Database/Common/Names_Length_Limits_Spec.enso
@ -416,7 +416,7 @@ add_specs suite_builder prefix create_connection_func =
                    w.original_names . should_equal ["RIGHT_" + name_a, "RIGHT_" + name_b]
                    t2.row_count . should_equal 3
-                    m2 = t2.read . order_by name_a
+                    m2 = t2.read . sort name_a
                    m2.column_names . should_equal [name_a, name_b]+w.truncated_names
                    m2.at name_a . to_vector . should_equal [1, 2, 3]
                    m2.at name_b . to_vector . should_equal [4, 5, 6]
@ -429,7 +429,7 @@ add_specs suite_builder prefix create_connection_func =
                    w.original_names . should_equal ["RIGHT_" + name_a, "RIGHT_" + name_b]
                    t2.row_count . should_equal 9
-                    m2 = t2.read . order_by [name_a, name_b]
+                    m2 = t2.read . sort [name_a, name_b]
                    m2.column_names . should_equal [name_a, name_b]+w.truncated_names
                    m2.at name_a . to_vector . should_contain_the_same_elements_as [1, 2, 3]
                    m2.at name_b . to_vector . should_contain_the_same_elements_as [4, 5, 6]
--- a/test/Table_Tests/src/Database/SQLite_Spec.enso
+++ b/test/Table_Tests/src/Database/SQLite_Spec.enso
@ -325,7 +325,7 @@ sqlite_spec suite_builder prefix create_connection_func =
    Common_Spec.add_specs suite_builder prefix create_connection_func
-    common_selection = Common_Table_Operations.Main.Test_Selection.Config supports_case_sensitive_columns=False order_by=True natural_ordering=False case_insensitive_ordering=True case_insensitive_ascii_only=True is_nan_and_nothing_distinct=False date_time=False supported_replace_params=supported_replace_params different_size_integer_types=False length_restricted_text_columns=False
+    common_selection = Common_Table_Operations.Main.Test_Selection.Config supports_case_sensitive_columns=False natural_ordering=False case_insensitive_ordering=True case_insensitive_ascii_only=True is_nan_and_nothing_distinct=False date_time=False supported_replace_params=supported_replace_params different_size_integer_types=False length_restricted_text_columns=False
    ## For now `advanced_stats`, `first_last`, `text_shortest_longest` and
       `multi_distinct` remain disabled, because SQLite does not provide the
--- a/test/Table_Tests/src/Database/Upload_Spec.enso
+++ b/test/Table_Tests/src/Database/Upload_Spec.enso
@ -994,7 +994,7 @@ test_table_append group_builder (data : Data) source_table_builder target_table_
        r2 = t1.update_rows s1 update_action=Update_Action.Insert key_columns=[]
        Problems.assume_no_problems r2
-        m2 = r2.read . order_by "Y"
+        m2 = r2.read . sort "Y"
        m2.at "Y" . to_vector . should_equal ["a", "b", "c", "x", "y"]
        m2.at "X" . to_vector . should_equal [0, 10, 100, 10, Nothing]
@ -1332,7 +1332,7 @@ test_table_delete group_builder (data : Data) source_table_builder target_table_
        t1 = target_table_builder [["X", ["a", "b", Nothing, "c"]], ["Y", [1, 2, 3, Nothing]]] connection=data.connection
        s1 = source_table_builder [["X", ["b", "c"]]] connection=data.connection
        t1.delete_rows s1 key_columns=["X"] . should_equal 2
-        m1 = t1.read . order_by "X"
+        m1 = t1.read . sort "X"
        m1.at "X" . to_vector . should_equal [Nothing, "a"]
        m1.at "Y" . to_vector . should_equal [3, 1]
--- a/test/Table_Tests/src/In_Memory/Common_Spec.enso
+++ b/test/Table_Tests/src/In_Memory/Common_Spec.enso
@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ type Dummy_Connection
    close = Nothing
 add_specs suite_builder =
-    selection = Common_Table_Operations.Main.Test_Selection.Config supports_case_sensitive_columns=True order_by=True natural_ordering=True case_insensitive_ordering=True order_by_unicode_normalization_by_default=True supports_unicode_normalization=True supports_time_duration=True supports_nanoseconds_in_time=True supports_mixed_columns=True fixed_length_text_columns=True supports_8bit_integer=True
+    selection = Common_Table_Operations.Main.Test_Selection.Config supports_case_sensitive_columns=True natural_ordering=True case_insensitive_ordering=True order_by_unicode_normalization_by_default=True supports_unicode_normalization=True supports_time_duration=True supports_nanoseconds_in_time=True supports_mixed_columns=True fixed_length_text_columns=True supports_8bit_integer=True
    aggregate_selection = Common_Table_Operations.Aggregate_Spec.Test_Selection.Config
    agg_table_fn = _ ->
--- a/test/Table_Tests/src/In_Memory/Table_Spec.enso
+++ b/test/Table_Tests/src/In_Memory/Table_Spec.enso
@ -357,7 +357,7 @@ add_specs suite_builder =
            c_1 = ['id', [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6]]
            c_2 = ['val', [My.Data 1 2, My.Data 3 4, My.Data 2 1, My.Data 5 2, My.Data 7 0, My.Data 4 -1]]
            df = Table.new [c_1, c_2]
-            r = df.order_by (['val'])
+            r = df.sort (['val'])
            r.at 'id' . to_vector . should_equal [1,3,6,2,4,5]
        group_builder.specify 'should correctly reorder all kinds of columns and leave the original columns untouched' <|
@ -373,7 +373,7 @@ add_specs suite_builder =
            mixed_dates = [Date.new 1999 1 2, Date_Time.new 1999 1 2 3 40, Date.new 1999 1 2, Date_Time.new 1999 1 2 3 40, Date.new 2000]
            df = Table.new [['ord', ord], ['ints', ints], ['reals', reals], ['bools', bools], ['texts', texts], ['objs', objs], ['dates', dates], ['times', times], ['datetimes', datetimes], ['mixed_dates', mixed_dates]]
-            r = df.order_by (['ord'])
+            r = df.sort (['ord'])
            r.at 'ints' . to_vector . should_equal [1, 5, 3, 2, 4]
            df.at 'ints' . to_vector . should_equal ints
@ -400,23 +400,23 @@ add_specs suite_builder =
            df.at 'datetimes' . to_vector . should_equal datetimes
            # TODO move this test to Common_Table_Operations once we support dates there
-            r2 = df.order_by (['dates'])
+            r2 = df.sort (['dates'])
            r2.at 'dates' . to_vector . should_equal [Date.new 1999, Date.new 1999 12 31, Date.new 2000 2 7, Date.new 2000 10 3, Date.new 2020]
            r2.at 'ints' . to_vector . should_equal [2, 4, 5, 3, 1]
-            r3 = df.order_by (['times'])
+            r3 = df.sort (['times'])
            r3.at 'times' . to_vector . should_equal [Time_Of_Day.new 1 30 40, Time_Of_Day.new 10 20 30, Time_Of_Day.new 12, Time_Of_Day.new 12 30 0, Time_Of_Day.new 23 59 59]
            r3.at 'ints' . to_vector . should_equal [2, 5, 1, 4, 3]
-            r4 = df.order_by (['datetimes'])
+            r4 = df.sort (['datetimes'])
            r4.at 'datetimes' . to_vector . should_equal [Date_Time.new 1999 1 1 1 30 40, Date_Time.new 1999 12 31 12 30 0, Date_Time.new 2000 10 3 10 20 30, Date_Time.new 2000 10 3 23 59 59, Date_Time.new 2020 1 1 12]
            r4.at 'ints' . to_vector . should_equal [2, 4, 5, 3, 1]
-            r5 = df.order_by (['objs'])
+            r5 = df.sort (['objs'])
            r5.at 'objs' . to_vector . should_equal [My.Data 2 3, My.Data 6 7, My.Data 8 9, My.Data 10 30, My.Data 100 2]
            r5.at 'ints' . to_vector . should_equal [2, 3, 4, 5, 1]
-            r6 = df.order_by (['mixed_dates'])
+            r6 = df.sort (['mixed_dates'])
            r6 . should_fail_with Incomparable_Values
    suite_builder.group "Sorting Columns" group_builder->
@ -712,7 +712,7 @@ add_specs suite_builder =
            texts = ["texts", ['ściana', 'ściana', 'łąka', 's\u0301ciana', 'ła\u0328ka', 'sciana']]
            ints = ["ints", [1, 2, 4, 8, 16, 32]]
            table = Table.new [texts, ints]
-            r1 = table.aggregate ["texts"] [Aggregate_Column.Sum "ints"] . order_by ([Sort_Column.Name "texts"])
+            r1 = table.aggregate ["texts"] [Aggregate_Column.Sum "ints"] . sort ([..Name "texts"])
            r1.at "texts" . to_vector . should_equal ['sciana', 'ściana', 'łąka']
            r1.at "Sum ints" . to_vector . should_equal [32, 11, 20]
@ -722,10 +722,10 @@ add_specs suite_builder =
        group_builder.specify "should be able to aggregate over enso Types" <|
            weekday_table  = Table.new [["days", [Day_Of_Week.Monday, Day_Of_Week.Monday, Day_Of_Week.Monday, Day_Of_Week.Tuesday, Day_Of_Week.Sunday]], ["group", [1,1,2,1,2]]]
-            r1 = weekday_table.aggregate ["days"] . order_by "days"
+            r1 = weekday_table.aggregate ["days"] . sort "days"
            r1.at "days" . to_vector . should_equal [Day_Of_Week.Sunday, Day_Of_Week.Monday, Day_Of_Week.Tuesday]
-            r2 = weekday_table.aggregate ["group"] [Aggregate_Column.Minimum "days" "min", Aggregate_Column.Maximum "days" "max"] . order_by "group"
+            r2 = weekday_table.aggregate ["group"] [Aggregate_Column.Minimum "days" "min", Aggregate_Column.Maximum "days" "max"] . sort "group"
            r2.at "group" . to_vector . should_equal [1, 2]
            r2.at "min" . to_vector . should_equal [Day_Of_Week.Monday, Day_Of_Week.Sunday]
            r2.at "max" . to_vector . should_equal [Day_Of_Week.Tuesday, Day_Of_Week.Monday]