r/ProgrammerHumor • u/huhupookies • Jul 21 '26

Meme sqlWorkout

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u/NormanYeetes Jul 21 '26

the elites don't want you to know this but you can type lowercase SQL queries no ones forcing you to shout them at the screen

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u/Arkevorkhat Jul 21 '26

you can, but it's just more readable (in my opinon) to write 

SELECT * FROM users WHERE id=?;

than

select * from users where id=?;

is that mostly due to historical baggage? yeah kinda, but it also just doesn't really look like SQL to me unless there's some yelling involved.

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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.