> > While I generally agree with that sentiment, ORM does the same thing on a > more grand scale, and I haven't seen anyone railing against using that > technology. >
While I won't tell ORM fans that they shouldn't use ORM, I have done my fair share of "railing" against ORM. As others have said in this thread, I don't like losing control over my SQL. I used to think that ORM was just a crutch for people that hate writing SQL (because they never took the time to properly learn SQL). While I still believe that is the case for some ORM users (I won't name names, but I personally know a few developers that would fit this description), I have since come to realize that there are many SQL gurus out there that like to use ORM because of it's convenience, as well as how tightly it can integrate with OO techniques and frameworks. Personally, I am not one of those people, but I won't say that ORM is bad and nobody should use it. To each his own. :) ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Order the Adobe Coldfusion Anthology now! http://www.amazon.com/Adobe-Coldfusion-Anthology-Michael-Dinowitz/dp/1430272155/?tag=houseoffusion Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-talk/message.cfm/messageid:337416 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-talk/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-talk/unsubscribe.cfm
