What is the reason not to use select *?

Question

I\'ve seen a number of people claim that you should specifically name each column you want in your select query.

Assuming I\'m going to use all of the columns anyway

Answer 1

Even if you use every column but address the row array by numeric index you will have problems if you add another row later on.

So basically it is a question of maintainability! If you don't use the * selector you will not have to worry about your queries.