In general, and for SQL Server specifically, our intent was to add great support (low footprint, works out of the box) in a way that doesn't need DDL or write a

In general, and for SQL Server specifically, our intent was to add great support (low footprint, works out of the box) in a way that doesn't need DDL or write access to the underlying database. This becomes super useful for folks building new applications or new features against existing SQL Server systems (which is a rather large ecosystem beyond just the database, since so many products use SQL Server underneath too!)