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I've never heard of a code formatter called a "syntax beautifier" before. The phrase "syntax beautifier" sounds more like a compiler plug-in that actually changes the language syntax to something more beautiful.
Do we need to use caps for SQL keywords? My understanding is that it served a purpose back in the days of monochrome screens, but modern IDEs colour the keywords so caps are now redundant. Though I don't use caps even without colouring, I find them just a nuisance.
Do we need to use caps for SQL keywords? My understanding is that it served a purpose back in the days of monochrome screens, but modern IDEs colour the keywords so caps are now redundant. Though I don't use caps even without colouring, I find them just a nuisance.
No, not at all. SQL is case agnostic unless you're talking about field collations or, in many systems, object names. It's also largely whitespace agnostic. Many RDBMSs will handle this just fine: select*from"MyTable"where"column"=3