Re: A MySQL Question

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?" > > 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? > > Cheers, > > tedd > > -- > ------- > http://sperling.com > http://ancientstones.com > http://earthstones.com > I've heard several pronunciations, 'sequel', 's.q.l', 'squeal' but I tend to always refer to it as My-S.Q.L, and likewise the M$ version is M.S-S.Q.L, despite M$ insisting it's just SQL running on a product that affectionately like to call simply SQL Server ;) Ash www.ashleysheridan.co.uk