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It Can Store Vectors
Databases Devops Programming Backend
2 days ago 176.3K views 0 shares
It Can Store Vectors
Every database migration in a nutshell! First you're screaming at PostgreSQL like it's your mortal enemy, then you reluctantly try it, and suddenly... That magical moment when you discover PostgreSQL isn't just a MySQL replacement—it's a full-blown upgrade with actual vector support, JSON capabilities, and transactions that actually work as intended. The bird's dreamy expression in the last panel perfectly captures that "where have you been all my life?" revelation after suffering through MySQL's limitations for years. The database equivalent of upgrading from a bicycle to a Tesla and wondering how you ever survived before.

SQL Time Is Always Wrong Time
Databases Programming Debugging
2 days ago 142.3K views 0 shares
SQL Time Is Always Wrong Time
What happens when a DBA designs a clock? You get Roman numerals in completely random order because SQL queries without proper constraints do whatever they want. Notice how IX (9) is where 4 should be, and V (5) is at 6 o'clock. The comment "It Will Work This Time" is the eternal lie every developer tells themselves before running untested SQL in production. Spoiler: it never does.

SQLite: The Lightweight Database With Heavy Trust Issues
Databases Programming Debugging Backend
4 days ago 86.5K views 0 shares
SQLite: The Lightweight Database With Heavy Trust Issues
SQLite users know the struggle all too well. You're happily writing queries, reaching out for that precious data, when suddenly your database hits you with the classic "database is locked" error. It's like inviting someone to dinner and then locking the front door. "Come on in! Oh wait, you can't." And just like that, your beautiful DELETE statement gets bodyblocked by a pink blob while your transaction gets ROLLBACK'd into oblivion. The true SQLite experience: lightweight enough to fit in your pocket, temperamental enough to make you question your career choices.

Clock But It's SELECT DIGITS FROM NUMBERS ORDER BY DIGIT NAME DESC
Databases Programming
5 days ago 84.5K views 0 shares
Clock But It's SELECT DIGITS FROM NUMBERS ORDER BY DIGIT NAME DESC
OH. MY. GOD. This is what happens when you let a database admin design a clock! The numbers are in complete chaos because some SQL-obsessed maniac decided to ORDER BY DIGIT NAME DESC instead of, you know, ACTUAL NUMERICAL ORDER like a SANE HUMAN BEING! The SQL query literally sorted the digits by their spelled-out names in descending order, so "twelve" comes before "three" which comes before "ten" and so on. Can you imagine trying to tell time on this monstrosity?! It's like asking what time it is and getting back "SELECT CURRENT_TIME FROM REALITY WHERE SANITY = NULL"!

The Programmer Dating Hierarchy
Programming Rust Csharp C++ Javascript
8 days ago 214.5K views 1 shares
The Programmer Dating Hierarchy
The programmer dating market has spoken, and it's absolutely savage. Everyone's fighting over that one Rust developer with memory-safe relationships while C++ devs are left wondering if they've been friend-zoned or just garbage collected. Notice how Java gets a question mark – even the dating pool has NullPointerExceptions when it comes to Java devs. Meanwhile, Python coders are getting attention despite spending hours arguing about whitespace, and JavaScript users somehow remain popular despite their toxic relationship with semicolons. The SQL enjoyer is probably great at relationships – they know how to properly JOIN tables at dinner parties. But that Rust developer? Memory safe, thread safe, AND relationship safe. The ultimate triple threat.

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Age As A Primary Key: What Could Possibly Go Wrong?
Databases Programming Debugging Backend
9 days ago 160.1K views 0 shares
Age As A Primary Key: What Could Possibly Go Wrong?
Congratulations, you've just created the world's worst database design! Using age as a primary key is like using a sandwich as a doorstop - technically possible but fundamentally wrong. Primary keys should be unique and unchanging, but unless you've discovered the fountain of youth, your age changes every year. Plus, there are roughly 8 million 17-year-olds on Earth right now, all trying to register for your app. No wonder it's complaining! Next time, maybe try something truly unique... like I don't know... an ID?

Primary Key Catastrophe
Databases Programming Debugging Backend
11 days ago 136.6K views 1 shares
Primary Key Catastrophe
When your database design meets reality in the most painful way possible. Someone actually made AGE a primary key instead of, you know, something unique like an ID. Now every 17-year-old on the platform is technically the same person. Congrats, you've invented digital reincarnation! Next up: using "favorite_color" as a password hash.

Me Hiding From Team After DB Change
Databases Devops Programming Debugging Testing
11 days ago 191.1K views 1 shares
Me Hiding From Team After DB Change
That moment when you realize your database migration just turned production into a testing playground. The cat clinging to the wall represents your desperate attempt to avoid the Dobermans (your team) who are about to discover why the customer portal suddenly shows test data. Pro tip: Always triple-check your connection string before hitting that magical "execute" button. Your career longevity might depend on it. The best part? The inevitable Slack message: "Hey, quick question... why does our CEO's account show a balance of $0.01?"

Forgot Start Transaction
Databases Programming Debugging Testing Backend
14 days ago 184.0K views 0 shares
Forgot Start Transaction
That moment when you run a simple UPDATE query without a WHERE clause and suddenly see "8371455 row(s) affected" flash before your eyes. Your stomach drops faster than production server uptime during a demo. The database equivalent of texting "I miss our relationship" to your entire contact list instead of just your ex. Hope you've got a backup from this century!

A Single Digit Can Change Life
Databases Programming Debugging
15 days ago 162.8K views 0 shares
A Single Digit Can Change Life
That moment when your fingers betray you and suddenly all your non-deleted users vanish into the void. The query WHERE deleted = 0 was supposed to keep the active accounts, but nope, you just told the database "delete everyone who isn't already deleted." And of course, this happens on the one day your DBA decided backups were "optional." Career speedrun any%. The thousand-yard stare says it all. You're mentally updating your resume while simultaneously Googling "how to recover SQL data with no backup" and "countries with no extradition treaties."

Goodbye Lil Bro (And 4 Million Rows)
Databases Programming Debugging Testing Backend
17 days ago 243.9K views 0 shares
Goodbye Lil Bro (And 4 Million Rows)
That moment when you run a DELETE query without a WHERE clause and suddenly your database is having an existential crisis. Four million rows just vanished faster than my will to live during a production outage. Pour one out for all those database entries that never got to fulfill their destiny. They were just innocent bits and bytes with dreams of being queried someday. The real tragedy? The backup from last night is corrupted. Time to update that resume.

The SQL Injection Feedback Loop
Databases Security Programming
17 days ago 194.3K views 0 shares
The SQL Injection Feedback Loop
When SQL developers give feedback... Someone just executed the most ruthless SQL injection attack on that poor survey form! The classic "; DROP TABLE Responses; is basically the programmer equivalent of pulling the tablecloth out from under a fully set dinner table. The survey creator probably forgot to sanitize their inputs, and now all that precious community feedback exists only in the void of deleted data. Somewhere, a database admin just felt a disturbance in the force.