Most languages have a way to avoid SQL injection attacks, and linters that enforce usage of that. For bad workplaces just using an ORM is a lot safer though, I

Most languages have a way to avoid SQL injection attacks, and linters that enforce usage of that. For bad workplaces just using an ORM is a lot safer though, I agree. Performance can quickly become an issue when people stop thinking entirely about the DB level operations happening, and this comes up much quicker at workplaces where not enough people care.