DELETE Without WHERE – A Cautionary Tale in SQL Speed
“It ran fast!” — “You ran DELETE… without a WHERE?!”
Blazing speed. Total destruction.
🧨 Bonus Insight:
In the world of SQL, speed isn’t always a good sign. Sometimes it's the sound of your production data vanishing into the void.
Actual conversation:
Junior Dev: “The DB is empty. Is that bad?”
Senior Dev: “That’s not just bad. That’s resume-polishing bad.”
🗂️ Reviewer’s Note:
“Next time, let’s DELETE… *selectively*.”