Antipattern: Make SQL a Second-Class Citizen
Explore why developers often neglect best practices in SQL development, treating database code as less important than application code. Understand the causes such as role separation, language differences, and limited tools, and learn how applying quality assurance and documentation can prevent development pitfalls and improve database reliability.
Even among developers who follow the best practices when developing application code, there’s a tendency to think of database code as exempt from these practices. Let’s call this antipattern Diplomatic Immunity because it assumes that the rules of application development don’t apply to database development.
The reasons for not following the best practices
Why do developers assume it to be acceptable to not follow the best practices when developing a database? ...