How can I “select *” from a table in MySQL but omit certain columns?

Question

I have a table with the following columns:

id,name,age,surname,lastname,catgory,active

Instead of: SELECT name,age,surname,lastname,c

Answer 1

You are too advanced.

The only data language that I have seen that supports your syntax is the D language with its "...ALL BUT ..." construct:

Wikipedia - D Language Specification

There are some reference implementations available, but mostly for teaching purposes.