Yeah, that's isn't going to work. Would want to use an ORM the way you'd use a bicycle - it won't necessarily let you do something you couldn't before, but it m

Yeah, that's isn't going to work. Would want to use an ORM the way you'd use a bicycle - it won't necessarily let you do something you couldn't before, but it makes it easier. Using an ORM without knowing the SQL it generates is like learning to bicycle without learning to walk. You'll fall down at some point and then you're well and truly screwed.