ORMs are also pretty easy to use on a case-by-case basis if needed, either by using the escape hatches the ORM provides or by bypassing it altogether. Deciding

ORMs are also pretty easy to use on a case-by-case basis if needed, either by using the escape hatches the ORM provides or by bypassing it altogether. Deciding "oh GraphQL isn't good for this particular use case so I'll spin up a parallel REST API" is a much bigger decision to make.