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A thousand times this. I've resolved performance issues in so many stored procedures written by programmers who don't grasp set theory and reach for the CURSOR
by EvanAnderson 4mo ago
A thousand times this. I've resolved performance issues in so many stored procedures written by programmers who don't grasp set theory and reach for the CURSOR early and often.
The quote that comes to mind: "His pattern indicates two-dimensional thinking."
- steve_adams_86 4mo agoI guess I think in 2.5D because I’ll often sketch an imperative, dumb query and then refine it once I know I’ve got the data I need. But I have a hard time starting with elegance. I use a baseball bat to shape the garbage can into the desired form
- JALTU 4mo agoYou'd have a future in modern sculpture. ;-) Okay, sorry sculptors! I like the brute force of the bat/garbage symbolism that seems so fitting in this day and age.
- jl6 4mo agoAlso from that film comes the quote: > I've done far worse than kill you. I've hurt you. And I wish to go on hurting you. Which I believe is a paraphrase of the Oracle Master Agreement.
- bigbuppo 4mo agoIs that before or after, "You're going to give us all your money"?
- JALTU 4mo agoFascinating.