Using backticks around field names

Question

After reading a couple of answers and comments on some SQL questions here, and also hearing that a friend of mine works at a place which has a policy which bans them, I\'m w

Answer 1

Well, as far as I know, the whole purpose of using backticks is so you can use names that coincide with reserved keywords. So, if the name isn't colliding with a reserved keyword, I don't see any reason to use backticks. But, that's no reason to ban them, either.