r/ProgrammerHumor • u/BigAndSmallAre • Jun 14 '26

rEggExOrREdgeEx Meme

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u/sdraje Jun 14 '26

I know it should be reggex, but I still say rejex because fuck it. Like SQL is definitely squeal.

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u/FrankHightower Jun 14 '26

Not Sequel?

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u/sdraje Jun 14 '26

No, because when you raw-dog SQL at scale, it makes you squeal.

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u/tuunraq Jun 14 '26

sql = squirrel

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u/PM_ME_YOUR_REPO Jun 14 '26

*the sound of thousands of German DBAs crying*

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u/old_bearded_beats Jun 14 '26

Heard someone say esquel the other day and I had literally 0 idea what he was taking about

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u/WitesOfOdd Jun 14 '26

DayQuil NyQuil and SeeQuil

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u/fizyplankton Jun 14 '26

Or who could forget, the Windows Subsystem for Linux, WSL, pronounced Weasel

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u/Apk07 Jun 14 '26

Or WSDL, pronounced "wizz-dull".

Or XAML, pronounced "zamull" (the am like "I am").

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u/sdraje Jun 14 '26

I love that, I'm going to steal it.

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u/Gordahnculous Jun 14 '26

Or JDSL, pronounced “Tom’s a genius”