On Wed, Jan 4, 2012 at 6:50 PM, Andre Terra <andrete...@gmail.com> wrote:
> You won't need to write raw SQL in Django until you've reached a big > bottleneck, and one that can't be solved in any other way. Writing raw SQL > is exactly what Django wants you to *stop* doing. The ORM doesn't only > exist in order to speed up development. It provides a layer of abstraction > that also allows for easy refactoring and code improvement. SQL is not as > flexible. > I havent read the rest of the thread; but I agree with what you mentioned in your reply, with suitable reservations on the above comment. SQL is highly flexible provided you know to write good sql (its like the way Russell mentions 'It Depends' :P ); atleast i have been writing sqls for the past 8 years and i find it easy to write them when the relationships are complex. I come from a database family, and writing highly database cohesive apps is what i have been doing for quiet sometime. And it is very much given that, if you are writing a reporting app with 30-40 tables, then you would end up writing raw sqls(this is NOT the norm for a non-reporting app). But when i mention the above, i also see that django ORM produces some really nice SQLs for mediocre usecases, i.e, i am yet to stumble on a case wherein the SQL produced by the ORM wouldnt be the same(tuned) as what i would write. So Kudos over there. In my spare time, i always mess around with hierarchical queries and what not to see what the django-orm produces and i must say that it has been a good learning experience. To cut verbiage/or to summarize...and...Not to confuse the OP : yes, as Andre mentions, if you do not have any advance use cases; go ahead with django orm. It wouldnt give you any sleepless nights. -Venkat -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Django users" group. To post to this group, send email to django-users@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to django-users+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/django-users?hl=en.
