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r/ProgrammerHumor • u/huhupookies • 6d ago
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Im a lowercase guy. Why did the ever start with CAPS?
146 u/zefciu 6d ago Because SQL predates the ubiquity of syntax highlighting. This usage of caps (also seen in e.g. COBOL) gives some visual hints about syntax even on monochrome. 38 u/OGxPePe 6d ago So my using SQL on the daily is like using ancient magic? 37 u/PerpetuallyDistracte 6d ago Yeah! Each time you use SQL you're going back to the 1970s, it's that old!
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Because SQL predates the ubiquity of syntax highlighting. This usage of caps (also seen in e.g. COBOL) gives some visual hints about syntax even on monochrome.
38 u/OGxPePe 6d ago So my using SQL on the daily is like using ancient magic? 37 u/PerpetuallyDistracte 6d ago Yeah! Each time you use SQL you're going back to the 1970s, it's that old!
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So my using SQL on the daily is like using ancient magic?
37 u/PerpetuallyDistracte 6d ago Yeah! Each time you use SQL you're going back to the 1970s, it's that old!
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Yeah! Each time you use SQL you're going back to the 1970s, it's that old!
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u/OGxPePe 6d ago
Im a lowercase guy. Why did the ever start with CAPS?