Is SELECT harmful in Database

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Hi!!

Can someone tell me why SELECT* is considered a bad practice? Would it not mean less amount of code to change if you have added a new column?

I know that the SELECT COUNT(*) causes performance issues on some Databases, but what if it's needed on every column?
Sep 7, 2018 in Database by CodingByHeart77
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There are really three major reasons:

  • Inefficiency in moving data to the consumer

  • Indexing issues

  • Binding Problems 

But let me tell you that it's not all bad for SELECT *. You can use for the following use-cases:

  • Ad-hoc queries

  • When * means "a row"

answered Sep 7, 2018 by DataKing99
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