At least in Rails, DDL migrations syntax is not really part of the ORM syntax; it's something separate, that mimics SQL. I recognize and support the advantages

At least in Rails, DDL migrations syntax is not really part of the ORM syntax; it's something separate, that mimics SQL. I recognize and support the advantages of using an ORM in application code, but I find the migrations syntax (which, again, is different) a useless cognitive burden.