[rtpg]

Diving a bit more into databases than your current comfort level/current job demands remains a great way to level up.

I've worked with many web developers who get mental blockage around DB tooling (granted, I have similar mental blockage when it comes to some operations stuff like K8s), and you can go far in life without really having to ask _that many questions_.

But going in and finding out how your SQL turns into data gotten from disk/written to disk is very helpful in just "knowing" what might be a decent idea. That and understanding your DB's locking system (or lack thereof...).

Figuring that stuff out can help reduce the surprise level when you can't seem to get a "simple COUNT" working quickly in Postgres or the like...