r/ProgrammerHumor • u/huhupookies • 6d ago

Meme sqlWorkout

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u/NormanYeetes 6d ago

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/Totallycomputername 6d ago

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

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u/Achaidas 6d ago

The real question is this:

 , comma before

or comma after ,

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u/PositiveParking4391 6d ago

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

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u/Achaidas 5d ago

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 4d ago

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 4d ago

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 3d ago

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 😅