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Select * is pretty standard for wide table queries like they are used in Data Analytics teams regularly. Because you really want ALL columns, even new ones with

Select * is pretty standard for wide table queries like they are used in Data Analytics teams regularly. Because you really want ALL columns, even new ones without going back to fix all 300+ dashboards.

chaps 3y ago
Yep. I think the others commenting here aren't using SQL for analytics and don't recognize the importance of select * in that context.