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On Thu, 24 Jul 2025 21:16:15 -0000 (UTC), Lawrence D'Oliveiro wrote:

> On Thu, 24 Jul 2025 14:42:56 GMT, Charlie Gibbs wrote:
> 
>> https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cargo_cult_programming
> 
> Seems an apt description of, for example, those who say you must never
> write actual SQL code in your programs, always use an ORM or templating
> system or something.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/
Object%E2%80%93relational_mapping#Comparison_with_traditional_data_access_techniques

I've never used an ORM but I might learn to like it. I've done my share of 
database programming, both embedded and CLI, and it always seemed like 
shoveling shit against the tide with a lot of boilerplate to get where 
you're going particularly when a join won't do the trick.