What is the most stupid thing you've done or heard as a developer

Umar 2016-05-03 12:35:12 UTC #21

The most stupid thing have done posting on radar.techcabal.com:slight_smile:

abiodun 2016-05-03 13:12:24 UTC #22

Live editing on godaddy cpanel

Umar 2016-05-03 13:15:15 UTC #23

what is the correct form please? enlighten me

xolubi 2016-05-03 21:44:19 UTC #24

@Umar select count(*) from x?

Umar 2016-05-03 21:57:00 UTC #25

i dnt know... so am asking

xolubi 2016-05-03 21:57:50 UTC #26

I kind of just answered.

Umar 2016-05-03 22:16:02 UTC #27

oh yh? okay
select count(*) from (Table name)
Try to give detailed answers, a total novice might be reading this and will type X as his table name

MrASulaiman 2016-05-03 23:23:01 UTC #28

A novice runs the risk of failure without additional traits: a taste for research, and a desire to experience the incomparable gratification associated with the act of discovery itself.

I believe @xolubi sensed your additional traits, as his response was directed to your question.

king_namo 2016-05-04 00:46:21 UTC #29

You can also use mysql_num_rows() in php or equivalent in other languages . Say you wanted to find returned rows on custom select criteria.
This info wld be obvious, except for beginners

Umar 2016-05-04 05:00:20 UTC #30

By researching, i take it you mean surfing the internet and looking for answers .As a programmer you should know some research can be tiring and you always need the help of someone experienced . Every seconds is a chance to teach and learn

If I may ask what will it take @xolubi to type it in a very easy to understand way? Wont take anything from him so please if you are posting anything and you think it will help someone out there, please make it self explanatory .

xolubi 2016-05-04 05:13:30 UTC #31

At this point, you're just trolling and you know it.

Umar 2016-05-04 17:09:12 UTC #32

Oh I am? Well that good considering the fact that I am right
Not everyone is a pro like you your greatest achievement can be my own smallest achievement and vice versa....there is no boss anywhere, we are all students and teachers .
so even if you think am trolling ... I am undeniably right.

Seguleh1st 2016-05-04 17:25:57 UTC #33

Really? The entitlement is strong with this one. You asked a question, it was answered and you're taking the piss it wasn't answered well enough for the hypothetical newbie out there. You seem like the king of guy who would be given a wife and still ask for a matrimonial mat. A thanks and God bless would have been enough.

somtoifezue 2016-05-04 20:31:23 UTC #34

PDO is preferable .. So you can use $object->rowCount();

akindolu 2016-05-04 20:57:27 UTC #35

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dojoVader 2016-05-05 22:28:18 UTC #36

Most stupid thing i've heard as a dev, being asked to develop an API using Wordpress i guess

logbon72 2016-05-06 06:13:12 UTC #37

No don't use either of those if all you need is a count. Just send a count query like @xolubi rightly said.

cyberomin 2016-05-06 15:29:30 UTC #38

Errr, since we're on this path, I once collaborated with someone by emailing code back and forth and sending notes on the line numbers they shouldn't change. I felt stupid when I discovered DVCS.

Jim 2016-05-06 16:09:06 UTC #39

Shying away from regex for so long. I followed some rather silly routes while trying to avoid regex. That shit makes my life so beautiful right now.

somtoifezue 2016-05-06 20:02:42 UTC #40

Yeah true! .. I was just suggesting a better alternative to "mysql_num_rows()". For the count query, I think it's better to use "SELECT COUNT(1)" instead of "SELECT COUNT(*)" ... What do you think?