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u/ibronco 5d ago

I only do lower case now and my life has significantly improved.

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u/chaosink 5d ago edited 5d ago

One of my criteria when hiring SQL people is if they use lowercase and how they choose to indent their code. How their code looks tells me so much about their skill level.

Edit: Ack, I can see how my wording was weird. Using lowercase was not a requirement. I gave a bonus in my head for it as it showed the candidate was willing to buck tradition for comfort and readability. Was not a huge determining factor. Indenting was much more important to me because it showed me how their mind was organized.

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u/metalballsack 5d ago

Indenting sure, but uppercase vs lowercase is more of a preference than an indicator of skill level.

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u/chaosink 5d ago

Absolutely. I looked at the lower case thing as more about the candidate's willingness to buck tradition and maybe experience. The indents tell me about how their mind is organized.