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		nurettin 5 months ago \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: How about trailing commas in SQL? That sounds made up on the spot. I wrote leading commas in SQL for decades, no such thought crossed my mind. I still use and suggest them to people. They look especially good when aligning selected columns.

baq 5 months ago [–]

I hated them! I couldn’t stand the look.

Learned to love the functionality of these though and the looks grew on me.

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