使用Access而不是“真正的”数据库。有很多很棒的小型甚至免费的数据库，比如SQL Express、MySQL和SQLite，它们可以更好地工作和扩展。应用程序通常需要以意想不到的方式进行扩展。

对于基于sql的数据库:

Not taking advantage of CLUSTERED INDEXES or choosing the wrong column(s) to CLUSTER. Not using a SERIAL (autonumber) datatype as a PRIMARY KEY to join to a FOREIGN KEY (INT) in a parent/child table relationship. Not UPDATING STATISTICS on a table when many records have been INSERTED or DELETED. Not reorganizing (i.e. unloading, droping, re-creating, loading and re-indexing) tables when many rows have been inserted or deleted (some engines physically keep deleted rows in a table with a delete flag.) Not taking advantage of FRAGMENT ON EXPRESSION (if supported) on large tables which have high transaction rates. Choosing the wrong datatype for a column! Not choosing a proper column name. Not adding new columns at the end of the table. Not creating proper indexes to support frequently used queries. creating indexes on columns with few possible values and creating unnecessary indexes. ...more to be added.

这里有一个视频链接，名为“经典数据库开发错误和克服它们的五种方法”，作者是Scott Walz

最大的错误是在代码中使用循环更新或插入数据，而基于集合的简单解决方案可以更快、更简单地完成这一任务。

根据我的经验: 不与有经验的dba沟通。

第一个问题?他们只在玩具数据库上测试。因此，他们不知道当数据库变大时，他们的SQL将会爬行，并且稍后必须有人来修复它(您可以听到的声音是我咬牙切齿的声音)。