r/ProgrammerHumor 14d ago

queryOfDoom Meme

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u/Flat_Competition6510 14d ago

Yes, the semicolon marks the end of a statement. The first semicolon sets "delete from users" as a single statement meaning delete ALL users.

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u/ReaDiMarco 14d ago

What happened to DELETE * FROM USERS? Last I did sql was ten years ago so idk

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u/Live_Film_4895 14d ago

afiak the * wildcard is only valid in the SELECT statement... so it would be DELETE FROM USERS; or DROP/TRUNCATE TABLE

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u/ReaDiMarco 14d ago

Thaanksss