"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
      9·
      1 year ago

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

      • elvith@feddit.de
        18·
        1 year 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