When to use single quotes, double quotes, and backticks in MySQL

Question

I am trying to learn the best way to write queries. I also understand the importance of being consistent. Until now, I have randomly used single quotes, double quotes, and backt

Answer 1

It is sometimes useful to not use quotes... because this can highlight issues in the code generating the query... For example:

Where x and y are should always be integers...

SELECT * FROM table WHERE x= AND y=0

Is a SQL syntax error... a little lazy but can be useful...