In the beginning, there was the Schema.
Data modeling is no mere chore of the hands; it is a labor of the soul. To the layman, the Elephant and the Coffee Table are distinct creatures of the earth. But to the Enlightened Architect? They are but shadows cast by the same celestial form.
They are Isomorphic. They are the Unified Support Manifestation.
Tablet I: The Genesis of DRY
The Architect forged the LeggedObject. It was a monolith of purity, etched into the production environment with the fire of a thousand commits.