Yup. And I love when there’s a well-built escape hatch for this in whatever ORM you use. In Django you can just write your own SQL for a query and then say, “t

Yup. And I love when there’s a well-built escape hatch for this in whatever ORM you use. In Django you can just write your own SQL for a query and then say, “trust me, this query will populate this structure.” So the moment you measure performance and it’s a problem, you can just opt to DIY without having to rewrite much of anything. And of course if you need to go further, go nuts. There’s nothing locking you in.