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> ORMs, however, encourage this use and often make writing precise projections as tedious as they are in SQL. "As tedious as SQL" is not an argument to use SQL
by brucephillips 9y ago
> ORMs, however, encourage this use and often make writing precise projections as tedious as they are in SQL.
"As tedious as SQL" is not an argument to use SQL instead.
- jjoonathan 9y agoEvery extra abstraction layer comes at the cost of complexity, maintenance, and capability, and therefore inherits the burden of proving its worth. ORMs frequently claim to be less tedious than SQL. Failure to deliver on that promise is a reason to cut them out.