Yup, spot on analysis. I do think he missed one thing, however. The few times I've seen ORM layers work well is when they're custom-built for a specific applic

Yup, spot on analysis. I do think he missed one thing, however. The few times I've seen ORM layers work well is when they're custom-built for a specific application. It's still not ideal, but it lets you put all the ugliness in one place, and regain efficiency by sacrificing generality.