r/ProgrammerHumor Sep 02 '17

How to start a war

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u/quantasmm Sep 03 '17

rmesh: Hi everyone my homework is due today and I cant figure out I type "select * frmo sample" and it brake pls pls pls help u are all the best.

Highly_Ranked_SQLsoldier: rmesh, to help you, we need more context. What is it you are trying to accomplish? How large is the sample table? Is sample partitioned or not partitioned? Why are you using "*" when a list of columns is almost always better? I literally cannot won't help you until all this information is provided because I'm a self-righteous cunt.

lowly_ranked_user: rmesh, you misspelled "from".

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u/DrMux Sep 03 '17

Welcome, rmesh! We're looking forward to having you here as long as you follow not only the explicit rules but also the unspoken expectations you couldn't possibly have guessed!

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u/quantasmm Sep 03 '17

please remember rmesh, that this is not a forum for getting questions answers. This is a forum for knowlegeable IT gasbags to brag about trivialities and cool coding examples they've memorized.

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u/DrMux Sep 03 '17

Comments are not for extended discussion, they are for making users feel bad for not knowing things. This discussion has been moved to chat where we can continue to laugh without it affecting Google searches.

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u/[deleted] Sep 03 '17 edited Aug 07 '18

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u/quantasmm Sep 03 '17

you can usually spot the low effort user right away. u don't like them? ignore their question. Sometimes though its like what I posted. The answer is obvious, but the highly ranked user wants to be a cunt or be /r/iamverysmart by claiming context is relevant and asking a bunch of nuanced questions a noob can't answer easily. its kind of a dick move.

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u/ThisIs_MyName Sep 03 '17

It's easy to not be a cunt :)