> I think a lot of ORM hate comes from people who never got deep enough to really hit the sweet spot.
This. And also, the feel of using Rails/ActiveRecord resonates with me in a way that no other ORM I've used does. It's not just the ORM but the tooling around it esp. wrt generating migrations, scaffolding and so on.
> There's a learning curve here, where you have to understand when to "break glass" for writing queries directly.
Yep. ORM is a tool. The craftsperson needs to acquire skill both in using the tool and in knowing when to reach for another tool.
Maybe some people feel ORM is never the right tool. Who can argue with that? I'm curious to see how they do it. Maybe I'll learn something.
This. And also, the feel of using Rails/ActiveRecord resonates with me in a way that no other ORM I've used does. It's not just the ORM but the tooling around it esp. wrt generating migrations, scaffolding and so on.
> There's a learning curve here, where you have to understand when to "break glass" for writing queries directly.
Yep. ORM is a tool. The craftsperson needs to acquire skill both in using the tool and in knowing when to reach for another tool.
Maybe some people feel ORM is never the right tool. Who can argue with that? I'm curious to see how they do it. Maybe I'll learn something.