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bradleybuda on Oct 3, 2019 | parent | context | favorite | on: SQL queries don't start with SELECT

+1. One of the few programming languages that allows you to "work backwards" from your desired result to the data / computation needed for that result.

duxup on Oct 4, 2019 [–]

Yeah I hadn't thought of it but otherwise when i go to make a thing happen i usually

- 1. create a bunch of constructs to work towards that goal -

- 2. work happens -

- 3. finally get my output and have what i want -

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