As the parent wrote, an ORM allows you to eliminate a TON of boilerplate. Since most ORMs I've worked with are not really as complicated to learn as you try to

As the parent wrote, an ORM allows you to eliminate a TON of boilerplate. Since most ORMs I've worked with are not really as complicated to learn as you try to make it sound, the trade-off is clear. EDIT: fixed a typo.