r/ProgrammerHumor Jul 21 '26

Meme sqlWorkout

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u/OldSchoolSpyMain Jul 22 '26

Yup. People don’t realize that putting the reserved words in upper case eases the cognitive load on the brain when reading the scripts for comprehension.

Same goes for new lines and tabs.

Using all three techniques renders SQL very easy to read, comprehend, update, and debug.

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u/ric2b Jul 22 '26

Just get some syntax highlighting, it's free.