Yes and no. I find that using leaky abstractions is often harmful as a general principle. So it doesn't matter that ORMs admit that they are a leaky abstractio

Yes and no. I find that using leaky abstractions is often harmful as a general principle. So it doesn't matter that ORMs admit that they are a leaky abstraction. I still pretty much hate them for it. It just feels pointless when I know I'm going to have to understand and use the underlying tech anyway. For ORMs specifically, I much rather use a query builder that's basically just a type-checked SQL DSL. Some of those aren't complete either, though, which also enrages me.