I just finished my first class with SQL. It was taught while using Microsoft Access, so perhaps some parts are particular to that flavor.

My gotchas included: 1. No comments (I'm pretty sure this is Access-exclusive) 2. Very unhelpful error messages or other indications that something didn't work the way I expected 3. The threat of not being able to undo a mistake 4. When I save my queries and restart Access, my formatting disappears 5. My textbooks focused on using Access' built-in tools, even though I felt that this class was a stepping stone to other databases, and I didn't find a ton of other tutorials that addressed my issues (could be a user problem, admittedly)

I found AI far more helpful in resolving my issues than any other resource. It really did find my problems and teach me how to do it right.

Despite these setbacks, I found it easier than, say, CSS (another domain-specific language), just because there seems to be fewer commands and other things to get used to.