Title before edit: I hate programming, why did i choose this field

TL;DR: Stupid mistake, made by hours waste.

Basically, I was extracting date from the SQL db, and it was not displaying. I tried everything, heck I even went to chatgpt, and copilot. Two and half hours of trying every single thing under the sun, you know what was the issue?

SELECT task, status, id FROM mainWorkSpace WHERE user_id = @user_id

I FUCKING FORGOT TO ADD ‘date’ TO THE DAMN QUERY. TWO AND HALF HOURS. I was like, “Ain’t no way.” as I scrolled up to the query and there it was, a slap in the face, and you know what was the fix?

SELECT task, status, date, id FROM mainWorkSpace WHERE user_id = @user_id

Moral of the story, don’t become a programmer, become a professional cat herder instead.

  • @[email protected]
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    25 months ago

    Yeah, being called out and unnecessarily put to task is unpleasant, isn’t it?

    The irony is spectacular.

    Have a nice day.

    • @[email protected]
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      15 months ago

      Completely put to task, yep really got me there. I will never see the world in the same way again.

      Also, I don’t think you understand what irony means.

      You too.