I think to many programmers, writing a bunch of separate SQL queries seems like it violates the DRY principle. If you start to address this by parameterizing th

I think to many programmers, writing a bunch of separate SQL queries seems like it violates the DRY principle. If you start to address this by parameterizing the construction of query strings, it starts feeling like you're writing an ORM any way, so you might as well use one in the first place. Personally, I don't really have a preference. I think each approach has a place depending on the scope and intent of the project, the size of your team, and their familiarity with raw SQL.