Writing SQL is so much easier than understanding ORMs. ORMs tend to be very complex, because the problem they're trying to solve requires that complexity. Now

Writing SQL is so much easier than understanding ORMs. ORMs tend to be very complex, because the problem they're trying to solve requires that complexity. Now maybe my perspective is biased too much, since the only ORM I've really used is Hibernate. But in that experience, I learned that Hibernate brings a ton of complexity with no real value. Seems like a high price to pay to avoid learning SQL. The sweet spot seems to be using a library like JOOQ, which lets you write queries, as well as safely construct queries at runtime.