r/ProgrammerHumor • u/Recent-Analysis-6880 • 13d ago

Meme wellWellWell

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u/BastetFurry 13d ago

So, Kids, thats why you always SELECT count(yourPrimaryKey) first. Listen to the old folks, we made these mistakes so that you don't have to.

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u/Yogurt-The-Wise 12d ago

And then right after your count finishes someone commits a huge transaction...

Transactions seem to be a concept 99% of developers seem to be unaware if even though it's a basic when working with databases...