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"Show me your flowcharts, but keep your tables hidden, and I shall continue to be mystified. Show me your tables, and I won't need to see your flowcharts, they'll be obvious."

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You forgot the credit: Fred Brooks, Mythical Man Month,

Great quote and so true in the general case. Unfortunately, I have seen some database designs that have left me more mystified than I was before.

I've seen programs that got more mystical the more the employees showed me how it worked internally.

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