# Writing FizzBuzz in MySQL 5.7 for no good reason > Why are you in this doorless room? There's nothing but a keyboard -- black, unmarked keycaps, promising auditory violence -- and a monitor showing a terminal connection to a MySQL database. You type `show engine innodb status;` (each keystroke sharp & piercing) and a challenge scrolls into view: "Write FizzBuzz from 1 to 1000." You smile. Writing FizzBuzz in MySQL 5.7 is totally useless, but it was a fun excuse to explore some MySQL feature...