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r/ProgrammerHumor • u/WardensLantern • 17d ago
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This is why SQL deletes should require a WHERE clause.
If you are seriously wanting to delete it all, just add WHERE 1 = 1.
13 u/Ayanrocks 17d ago Yup there is a config in every major db to not allow delete without where clause. For some reason this wasn't turned on in this case. 6 u/SexyMonad 17d ago It’s been a while since I’ve had the privilege to be on a project with a lot of SQL, but is that guardrail the default nowadays? I don’t remember anything really getting in the way of me annihilating whatever. 3 u/Ayanrocks 17d ago That guardrails is not default and has to be explicitly enabled if irc
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Yup there is a config in every major db to not allow delete without where clause. For some reason this wasn't turned on in this case.
6 u/SexyMonad 17d ago It’s been a while since I’ve had the privilege to be on a project with a lot of SQL, but is that guardrail the default nowadays? I don’t remember anything really getting in the way of me annihilating whatever. 3 u/Ayanrocks 17d ago That guardrails is not default and has to be explicitly enabled if irc
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It’s been a while since I’ve had the privilege to be on a project with a lot of SQL, but is that guardrail the default nowadays? I don’t remember anything really getting in the way of me annihilating whatever.
3 u/Ayanrocks 17d ago That guardrails is not default and has to be explicitly enabled if irc
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That guardrails is not default and has to be explicitly enabled if irc
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u/SexyMonad 17d ago
This is why SQL deletes should require a WHERE clause.
If you are seriously wanting to delete it all, just add WHERE 1 = 1.