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Clock But We Saved Db Space By Just Returning The Index Of The Array Of Digit Names

Programming Databases Frontend Backend

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Clock But We Saved Db Space By Just Returning The Index Of The Array Of Digit Names

The clock shows actual array indices instead of spelled-out numbers. Because why waste precious database space storing "seven" when you could just store 7 and let the frontend figure it out? This is what happens when the database optimization team gets to design the UI. Next up: replacing all button labels with enum values to save a few bytes. Your users will adapt.