The "query in a loop" thing happens a lot. This is the danger of hiding databases behind magical frameworks and ORMs. Some developers don't understand the basic

The "query in a loop" thing happens a lot. This is the danger of hiding databases behind magical frameworks and ORMs. Some developers don't understand the basic idea that a single database query with execution time and the network roundtrip can destroy your app performance. They literally treat all ORM code as "free".