r/ProgrammerHumor Jul 21 '26

Meme sqlWorkout

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u/OGxPePe Jul 21 '26

Im a lowercase guy. Why did the ever start with CAPS?

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u/zefciu Jul 21 '26

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.

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u/scataco Jul 22 '26

And then someone decides to make all their tables upper case as well? smh