Have there been cases of using the Database First approach in database design?

The Database First approach in database design means that the database itself (schema, tables, relationships) is created first, and then a data model is generated in code based on this database.

Example of use:

• There is an existing database, and an application needs to be created that works with it.
• Using ORM tools (for example, Entity Framework in C#), classes reflecting the database structure can be generated.

Advantages:

• Fast work with an existing database.
• Fewer errors when manually describing the model.

Disadvantages:

• Less flexibility when changing the model in code.
• Dependence on the database structure.

Example of generating a model from a database in Entity Framework:

// Command in Package Manager Console
Scaffold-DbContext "Server=.;Database=MyDb;Trusted_Connection=True;" Microsoft.EntityFrameworkCore.SqlServer -OutputDir Models