I think people over-estimate the cost of doing this and lack experience with the benefits. I've been doing this for ~20 years now, and when comparing our code

I think people over-estimate the cost of doing this and lack experience with the benefits. I've been doing this for ~20 years now, and when comparing our code to that of a few customers that use databases in a more "chaotic" manner, it is easy to see how quickly it pays off.