I can give you a better reason: the relational model is the most powerful adhoc querying system ever created. The output of a query is just another table, which can...

Some of the things we do in our shop:

Invoice quantities have thresholds by product to throw an "excess qty" warning.

Heavy data entry gets a second person doing validation. Double data...

All you people are missing the point. If you want to get a good job, then yes, go to college, get that piece of paper. If you want to be...