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Re:Feature flipping at 99designs on Thursday March 01, 2012 @11:57PM (#3655438)
Raptors!
Re:Kelpie — A fast and lightweight PHP web server on Wednesday February 08, 2012 @01:56AM (#3565509)
He's just explaining the concept & linage, seems fair enough to me. I don't understand the tone of this.
Re:Removing duplicates in sql, or indexes - not an option on Thursday January 05, 2012 @01:49AM (#3427744)
Worsening indeed, both with depth of understanding of schema definition and of query mechanics - very often I see developers run with the first query returns their desired results, with little regard for performance or understanding how the results are actually being generated.
Re:Removing duplicates in sql, or indexes - not an option on Thursday January 05, 2012 @01:41AM (#3427719)
Valid point, not all ORMs are created equal.

Django's allows complex queries to be constructed via their Q objects that can traverse relationships without trouble.

In comparison, the in-house one I am currently provides almost no abstraction on top of sql.

Striking the right balance between the two is obviously not trivial and can be a matter of preference.