"UPDATE table_name SET w = $1, x = $2, z = $4 WHERE y = $3 RETURNING *",

does not do the same as

"UPDATE table_name SET w = $1, x = $2, y = $3, z = $4 RETURNING *",

It’s 2 am and my mind blanked out the WHERE, and just wanted the numbers neatly in order of 1234.

idiot.

FML.

  • sim642@lemm.ee
    0·
    1 year ago

    Transactions aren’t backups. You can just as easily commit before fully realizing it. Backups, backups, backups.

    • elvith@feddit.de
      0·
      11 months ago

      Yes, but

      1. Begin transaction
      2. Update table set x=‘oopsie’
      3. Sees 42096 rows affected
      4. Rollback

      Can prevent a restore, whereas doing the update with auto commit guarantees a restore on (mostly) every error you make