> xmysql a lot more annoying to write That's pretty subjective. Personally, I'd much rather write "api/foo/:id/bar?_sort=field1" than "select * from foo inner

> xmysql a lot more annoying to write That's pretty subjective. Personally, I'd much rather write "api/foo/:id/bar?_sort=field1" than "select * from foo inner join bar on foo.id = bar.foo_id order by field1". Not to mention that this enables people who are not as familiar with writing raw SQL to move a lot faster, which is the point when you're prototyping/hacking.