Re: A MySQL Question

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On Sun, 2008-12-07 at 10:03 -0500, tedd wrote:
> Hi gang:
> 
> I just interviewed for a job teaching at the local college (imagine 
> me taking minds of mush and molding them to the world according to 
> tedd -- frightening huh?)
> 
> In any event, the interviewer asked me how long I've been using MySQL 
> and I replied several years. After which she asked a single question, 
> which was "What does EXIST mean?"

Not sure about EXIST, but definitely see EXISTS when creating table
dumps.

DROP TABLE IF EXISTS foo;

I usually do dumps via command-line so to get the DROP TABLE line you
add the --add-drop-table flag.

> Now without running to the manuals, please be honest and tell me how 
> many of you know off the top of your head what EXIST means? I would 
> be curious to know.
> 
> I answered the question correctly, (I'm one of those weird types who 
> read manuals for fun) but I have never used EXIST in a query. Have 
> any of you?
> 
> And while we're on the subject of MySQL -- while we all know how to 
> write it, how do you say it?
> 
> I've read that the common way is to say "My Squell", or something 
> like that. But I always sounded out each letter, such as "My S-Q-L". 
> The interviewer pronounced it the same as I, but I have heard others 
> say it differently.
> 
> What say you?

I say as you do... My S. Q. L. Although, I recall hearing a long time
ago that the My part was named after a person's name and is supposed to
be pronounced as Me. People who say My Sequel are confusing the old
database language SEQUEL with SQL. While SEQUEL was a precursor to SQL,
SQL actually stands for Standard Query Language, and is not a shortening
of SEQUEL. Wikipedia states that the official pronunciation is My S. Q.
L.

Cheers,
Rob.
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