The Halloween Problem: a spooky (and true) SQL story

Posted by catdad420 on Tuesday October 31, 2023 @10:07AM
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Re:The Halloween Problem: a spooky (and true) SQL story by michellegienow on Tuesday October 31, 2023 @10:38AM (#38085541)

dang this IS scary. still not as terrifying as clowns tho

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Re:The Halloween Problem: a spooky (and true) SQL story by catdad420 on Tuesday October 31, 2023 @10:07AM (#38085042)

The Halloween Problem is a rare but scary issue that can haunt relational databases, mutating your data in unexpected ways if you're not careful.

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Re:The Halloween Problem: a spooky (and true) SQL story by orangechairs on Tuesday October 31, 2023 @01:41PM (#38088550)

Has anyone ever actually triggered the Halloween problem in their database?

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