I've worked on a few projects in the past that "didn't need all that fancy database stuff". It's frustrating to deal with the consequences. You spend most of yo

I've worked on a few projects in the past that "didn't need all that fancy database stuff". It's frustrating to deal with the consequences. You spend most of your time building elaborate workarounds to re-invent basic data integrity safeguards. Roll your own database might be a fun learning experience, but not for production apps.