SQL and Objects are a problem in the first place. SQL is optimized when working with sets. So unless simple one-record read/write, most queries should fall to d

SQL and Objects are a problem in the first place. SQL is optimized when working with sets. So unless simple one-record read/write, most queries should fall to direct SQL which is really easy to do in Django and in Python. And for the one-record transactions, the ORM does not really matter that much. Bottom line: SQL is an essential programming skill.