"Every abstraction on top adds extra complexity and isn't really necessary" This. In my experience, every project that has non-trivial query requirements start

"Every abstraction on top adds extra complexity and isn't really necessary" This. In my experience, every project that has non-trivial query requirements starts out as "this ORM is nice, it takes away 90% of my work" and ends with "how do I get rid of that leaky abstraction layer that constantly makes my life harder."