I use lots of professional-level applications that do simple things - like proxy connections to other applications - and require configuration before they work

I use lots of professional-level applications that do simple things - like proxy connections to other applications - and require configuration before they work for my needs. That's because their nature means they cannot function otherwise. To expect that, say, a web server knows my need to serve a particular file from a particular directory a priori is absurd. But according to this rubric, I can and should expect things to Just Work. Does this mean I should expect pgbouncer to automagically discover what server it is to be pooling over, and that if it doesn't it's broken? It's silly. Real tools are often more complex than drool-proof iOS Apps. We do ourselves a grave disservice by pretending otherwise - or even by pretending that this is desirable.