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You now our age but you did not ask if we were clueless :0)
Tim
I can say the same thing about the readers of this blog. Looking at the poll results so far, I see that about 88% of respondents, are 26 and older.
Most computer science curricula touch on databases/sql lightly, if at all, yet require a fair amount of 'normal' programming.
So yes, I think it's fair to say that a junior programmer typically has less background with sql or in database design than they do in procedural or object-oriented programming languages.
In practice, I assume newer programmers need more coaching and code reviews for their database work -- not because they're not interested, but they simply haven't had the exposure. I mean, let's get real: how many of us heard the phrase "three-valued logic" in college? I know I sure didn't.
The good news, as Eddie points out, is young programmers are eager to learn and often love a new challenge.