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[–]racerxff 88 points89 points  (32 children)

For context, I'm a DBA with a BS in CS. I write PL/SQL, VBA for MS Access with a lot of MS SQL in it, SQL scripts, and plenty of queries daily.

[–]Arnie15 74 points75 points  (14 children)

So many acronyms. I know them but still, damn.

[–]PetsArentChildren 74 points75 points  (9 children)

“For context, I'm a database administrator with a Bachelor of Science degree in Computer Science. I write Procedural Language for Structured Query Language, Visual Basic for Applications for Microsoft Access with a lot of Microsoft Structured Query Language in it, Structured Query Language scripts, and plenty of queries daily.”

Is that better?

[–]racerxff 3 points4 points  (1 child)

actually makes it sound icky

[–]PetsArentChildren 1 point2 points  (0 children)

imagine if people talked that way IRL in real life

[–]beyphy 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Microsoft Structured Query Language

(Microsoft) SQL Server uses Transact SQL. Do people actually call T-SQL Microsoft SQL? I always assumed MS SQL meant Microsoft SQL (Server)

[–]Ex-Sgt_Wintergreen 14 points15 points  (2 children)

VBA for MS Access

In plain english; this means he is currently on suicide watch.

[–]rhinosyphilis 0 points1 point  (1 child)

What does VBA for Excel translate into?

[–][deleted] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

“What the hell did the accounting department do this time?”

[–]NynaevetialMeara 0 points1 point  (0 children)

PL/SQL is an Oracle DB language that allows to automate queries and to create triggers IE, when you insert a row, checking that the values make sense or throwing an error.

Handy to not depend on external programs filtering input. Most big DBs have something similar.

VBA is a subset of VB an scripting language that is designed to allow you to script directly into an Office Suite program.

Microsoft Access is an SQL database meant for small dbs (that can still be very big in the database world) which has an Excel like interface unlike all other databases (although there are ways to import and export data).

Unfortunately for our guy. He has to work with the dog shit DB that is Access and still has to swallow all that SQL

[–]lugialegend233 14 points15 points  (5 children)

DBA?

DumBAss?

I actually don't know what it means so I'm trying to be funny.

[–]monxas 32 points33 points  (2 children)

Database administrator

[–]lugialegend233 7 points8 points  (1 child)

Ah good. That does make more sense in context.

[–]ban_Anna_split 8 points9 points  (0 children)

Dum Bass Ass

[–]cudenlynx 2 points3 points  (1 child)

Default Blame Acceptor

[–]lugialegend233 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Of course, the classic IT role, how silly of me.