> ORMs in contrast achieve much more proximate goals — they solve a real problem and can measurably reduce the amount of code you have to write. Why would you

> ORMs in contrast achieve much more proximate goals — they solve a real problem and can measurably reduce the amount of code you have to write. Why would you optimize for LOC rather than expressing the behavior you want well? In some situations sure—rapid prototyping—but that’s an odd assumption in a general case.