how important is data base design to programmers?

Hello,

Just skimming through a PL/SQL book, I see no mention of the different types of joins, and the larger picture of table structures, just snippits of code with explanations. Are people who do the data base programming usually different people from the designers? If one is hired to do oracle programming in PL/SQL, do they need to design as well or do they usually work exclusively with the code?

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