No, I would say that makes it harder. People have all kinds of crazy, naïve assumptions about how databases work. I often don't see the result of those assumpt

No, I would say that makes it harder. People have all kinds of crazy, naïve assumptions about how databases work. I often don't see the result of those assumptions until late in the process, when correcting them is significantly more difficult. EDIT: It does create a lot of teachable moments, however. Over time, many of those assumptions are mitigated.