tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15861274.post113527725997421558..comments2023-09-18T11:14:24.509+01:00Comments on Oracle WTF: Bracketing frenzyWilliam Robertsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06976436975493102341noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15861274.post-1136332651536543492006-01-03T23:57:00.000+00:002006-01-03T23:57:00.000+00:00where is the Phantom Nitpicker when one needs him?...where is the Phantom Nitpicker when one needs him?....Noonshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07694829378563989648noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15861274.post-1136307797101819642006-01-03T17:03:00.000+00:002006-01-03T17:03:00.000+00:00yeah! I noticed that after I posted, but I thought...yeah! I noticed that after I posted, but I thought no one had noticed but that wil teach me to be a pedant on this particular blog. :SRab Boycehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07598095845411214782noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15861274.post-1136305535699964052006-01-03T16:25:00.000+00:002006-01-03T16:25:00.000+00:00>Actually ,to be picky...>>those are parenthesis.A...>Actually ,to be picky...<BR/>><BR/>>those are parenthesis.<BR/><BR/>Actually, to be picky...<BR/><BR/>"Parenthisis" is singular, you should have said "parentheses".<BR/><BR/>But like William, I call them brackets anyway. Brackets come in 3 subtypes: round (the default), square, and squiggly.Tony Andrewshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16750945985361011515noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15861274.post-1136219659977084842006-01-02T16:34:00.000+00:002006-01-02T16:34:00.000+00:00We certainly do not nitpick here. We present examp...We certainly do not nitpick here. We present examples of monumental cockups, by idiots, for public admiration, because in our own warped way we find them amusing.<BR/><BR/>Apologies also to anyone looking for <A HREF="http://www.wtf.org" REL="nofollow">the World Taekwondo Federation</A>.William Robertsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06976436975493102341noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15861274.post-1136207744564460512006-01-02T13:15:00.000+00:002006-01-02T13:15:00.000+00:00oh, im sorry, I mistakenly thought that the oracle...oh, im sorry, I mistakenly thought that the oracle-wtf was a software oriented blog dedicated to nit picking, but I guess the normal computer programming rules and conventions don't apply here :P<BR/><BR/>Please accept my humble apologees ( in my best hugh laurie inspired fake german accent )Rab Boycehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07598095845411214782noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15861274.post-1135986134999886522005-12-30T23:42:00.000+00:002005-12-30T23:42:00.000+00:00In English, "bracket" is another word for "parenth...In English, "<A HREF="http://dictionary.reference.com/search?q=bracket" REL="nofollow">bracket</A>" is another word for "parenthesis". If <A HREF="http://computing-dictionary.thefreedictionary.com/bracket" REL="nofollow">C programmers</A> want to use the word for something else, that is not my problem.William Robertsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06976436975493102341noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15861274.post-1135960713976328272005-12-30T16:38:00.000+00:002005-12-30T16:38:00.000+00:00Actually ,to be picky...those are parenthesis.a br...Actually ,to be picky...<BR/><BR/>those are parenthesis.<BR/><BR/>a bracket as all good computing people know is '[', whereas a brace is '{'<BR/><BR/>you should know better Robertson!Rab Boycehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07598095845411214782noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15861274.post-1135719055378445132005-12-27T21:30:00.000+00:002005-12-27T21:30:00.000+00:00Brackets should only be used if the operation is t...Brackets should only be used if the operation is to supercede the order of operation. You think that is bad, how about (x*y)/z?Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12397351520040152701noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15861274.post-1135282734997962032005-12-22T20:18:00.000+00:002005-12-22T20:18:00.000+00:00Yikes!I've often seen query tools generate excessi...Yikes!<BR/>I've often seen query tools generate excessive brackets - not fun for the old amongst us to work out what belongs to what - I've given up on bracket matching and paste the sql in to Jdeveloper and let that match the brackets for me.Pete Scotthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17524162121927585565noreply@blogger.com