That's exactly how I feel, in fact I was inspired to write an article about it when this topic came up on HN a few weeks ago http://verysimple.com/2012/05/14/re

That's exactly how I feel, in fact I was inspired to write an article about it when this topic came up on HN a few weeks ago http://verysimple.com/2012/05/14/re-orm-haters-in-defense-of-orms/ http://verysimple.com/2012/05/14/re-orm-haters-in-defense-of... As an ORM author I may be a bit biased, but I really think that, like all things, ORMs are a tool that can be used or abused. That's no reason to throw them out. It must have snuck up on me that there was even an anti-ORM thing happening!