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The experience that made me hate programming, but that's all on me (lemmy.ml)

submitted 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago) by MrOzwaldMan@lemmy.ml to c/programming@programming.dev

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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.

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[–] lolcatnip@reddthat.com 3 points 5 months ago

Programming: not even once!

[–] xilliah@beehaw.org 2 points 5 months ago

I'm a coder and I like my job. It just has to fit with you. You have to be zen and like fiddling around with stuff. How did you even learn to write all of that if you hate it so much?

There's a book called what color is your parachute you might like.

[–] rostselmasch@lemmygrad.ml 1 points 5 months ago (1 children)

When I have problems like this, I start to question whether I can program at all and whether I should perhaps change my profession. This often happens when I'm tired or overworked. I make stupid mistakes and assume that the cause of the problem is something complex.

[–] MrOzwaldMan@lemmy.ml 1 points 5 months ago

This often happens when I’m tired or overworked. Maybe it's because of this and the frustration of the situation that had me (idk the word) go angry and write this post.

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