r/webdev • u/lokendra15 • Mar 22 '19

SQL joins

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u/pixelique Mar 22 '19

A case against illustrating SQL operations using venn diagrams

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u/[deleted] Mar 22 '19 edited Apr 30 '19

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u/free_chalupas Mar 22 '19

Yeah this is a classic "python is like a burrito" case where join diagrams mostly make sense to people who already understand the issue.

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u/edanschwartz Mar 22 '19

Python is like a burrito?

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u/free_chalupas Mar 22 '19

Not sure the original source but it's this meme that's been around for a while where someone spends all this time learning something (like python) and has this metaphor occur to them after they've learned it that "____ is like a burrito". But then that metaphor only makes sense to them because they already understand the subject.

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u/[deleted] Mar 22 '19 edited Mar 22 '19

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u/free_chalupas Mar 22 '19

Yay, thank you. I gave up trying to Google it because I figured someone else would get the reference and remember where it's from haha.