And clearly his wife has the smarts in the family! Swiss Army Knives can be AMAZINGLY useful tools! I have been carrying one (except on commercial flights - dammit!!) for almost 30 years. Being able to travel with my knife is one of the hidden benefits to having my own plane! 😎

As for the article and thought that databases should just work, I say poppy-cock, and not just because the original premise comes from Joe Celko. ANY reasonably complex system where you want/need optimal performance or to be able to capture every little nook-and-cranny feature REQUIRES one (or at least part of the group) to be WELL VERSED in the internals of said system.