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[–] [email protected] 9 points 1 year ago (1 children)

SQL. The simplest syntax of all languages but can be amazingly powerful if you know what you you're doing. (And frighteningly dangerous if you don't).

[–] [email protected] 7 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I would disagree, the simplicity of its syntax gives it a steep learning curve for doing anything that is not simple

[–] onlinepersona 0 points 1 year ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Try de-duplicating a table without an insertion timestamp field and without using a temporary table

[–] onlinepersona 3 points 1 year ago

Heaps of fun, I imagine.