Exactly this. In Python/Node: I'd never use an ORM for handling 5 tables. I'm just fine writing/maintaining my 5-10 queries in plain SQL. Centralize all the qu

Exactly this. In Python/Node: I'd never use an ORM for handling 5 tables. I'm just fine writing/maintaining my 5-10 queries in plain SQL. Centralize all the queries in a single file and that's it. In Java/C#: Do I even have the choice? Even for 1 table it's probably easier to let the ORM do its job than fighting the typing system.