Why are we even having this debate? There are some ORMs that bring so much value to the table that you'd be stupid not to use them. Example being Django's ORM or SqlAlchemy.
Also be specific in what ORM you are comparing to raw SQL. Are you talking about Hibernate or SQLAlchemy. Are you talking about a query builder?
Good ORMs help tremendously with maintainability and security. They also let you drop down to raw SQL when needed.
I don't think rails would have been as popular if you had to use SQL.
Also be specific in what ORM you are comparing to raw SQL. Are you talking about Hibernate or SQLAlchemy. Are you talking about a query builder?
Good ORMs help tremendously with maintainability and security. They also let you drop down to raw SQL when needed.
I don't think rails would have been as popular if you had to use SQL.