The good reason was that queries were not optimal and when we came up with optimal ones which were not following the access pattern or syntax that activerecord

The good reason was that queries were not optimal and when we came up with optimal ones which were not following the access pattern or syntax that activerecord introduces, then the excuse was “…but activerecord…”. If i was a dev i would appreciate some data guy’s opinion in queries, indices, etc while my db crashes every now and then, but it’s either a power play/politics thing to ignore the new guy or the ‘i know activerecord/hibernate/kafka/whatever’ thing and i won’t bother sith anything else that will solve the problem.