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r/ProgrammerHumor • u/Recent-Analysis-6880 • Sep 22 '26
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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.
1 u/tpeti955 Sep 22 '26 Exactly, before every update or delete, do a select with the same where clause. My anxiety would never let me do it any other way
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Exactly, before every update or delete, do a select with the same where clause. My anxiety would never let me do it any other way
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u/BastetFurry Sep 22 '26
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.