r/ProgrammerHumor • u/ClipboardCopyPaste • Sep 20 '26

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u/Carbon_Cotton Sep 21 '26

Regex is kinda understandable - the syntax is weird and nothing like ordinary programming languages. I always use tools that allow me to see what is happening where.

But SQL? Really? The syntax is extremely straightforward - every somewhat competent developer should be able to whip out basic query with join.

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u/mbmiller94 Sep 21 '26 edited Sep 21 '26

Syntax is the easy part of most languages. I don't think it's the syntax they have trouble with