Not sure the extensions were really needed though. Certainly the gaps could be filled externally and in a lot of shops it's what's mandated. I think an argument

Not sure the extensions were really needed though. Certainly the gaps could be filled externally and in a lot of shops it's what's mandated. I think an argument could be made that the extentions you're bringing up is more about a turf war between DBA's and Developers than about neccessity.