> For starters, SQL syntax is super verbose and generating it without using an ORM is crazy talk. Disagree. ORMs are good and fine! It's awesome not having to

> For starters, SQL syntax is super verbose and generating it without using an ORM is crazy talk. Disagree. ORMs are good and fine! It's awesome not having to do crap like `return result['column_name']`, and definitely nice not to have to re-write queries all the time. But at least in my career, it means I have to learn a brand new one at least every two years. Whereas SQL doesn't change, and being able to write and read SQL means I can troubleshoot and solve problems quickly.