As an app developer & architect I'm continually surprised by how often I bump into other techs on projects where BIG EFFORT is being put into all kinds of crazy

As an app developer & architect I'm continually surprised by how often I bump into other techs on projects where BIG EFFORT is being put into all kinds of crazy ORM shenanigans, or subsystem development, or integration because people didn't understand how the underlying database platform could be managed through SQL or how the underlying data could be manipulated through SQL. Developing an data-driven app without understanding how your data-management solution works is like using just one rollerskate. Sure, you can get places, but...