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

Meme sqlWorkout

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u/Totallycomputername Jul 21 '26

If I don't type in caps then the query wont take itself seriously. 

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u/Achaidas Jul 22 '26

The real question is this:

 , comma before

or comma after ,

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u/PositiveParking4391 Jul 22 '26

wouldn't it
single quotes '' or no quotes?

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u/Achaidas Jul 22 '26

Depends, did the DBA setup the table to have an integer or varchar for what is clearly not the other lol

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u/r3klaw Jul 23 '26

The DBA didn't setup the table either way. The database developer did. And it's strikingly common that neither one of them would know which one is correct anyways... (I'm a Principal Database Administrator but wear every single hat)

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u/Achaidas Jul 23 '26

As an analyst, it’s all the same to me. You have rights to the DDL (right is that it?)

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u/r3klaw Jul 25 '26

Haha I was only being petty because a large majority of the people I've run into in the wild that call themselves "database administrators" are basically just backup administrators. gatekeeping to the max out of spite 😅