Comment Re:What I could use... (Score 1) 172
I actually see this all the time. I do a lot of refactoring of code which I didn't write. I can't tell you how many times I have seen people "select * from table" and then use application logic to:
determine number of records
determine maximum from a field
search for existence
What a waste. If people would just learn a little more SQL than "select * from blah", the world would be a better place.