I have tried learning SQL a few times. It doesn’t seem extremely hard (for intermediate operations) but I have never really had to use it on a project yet, so I just end up forgetting what I have learned. ORMs can usually do the job just fine for projects that don’t require perfect optimization.
I bet a lot of the preference is based not on what makes the most sense for the use case but rather on the developer's background and what they perceive as universally most simple. I did a LOT of SQL in my early years, so I definitely am happier just writing SQL in something like db.Query("") in go personally.
I have tried learning SQL a few times. It doesn’t seem extremely hard (for intermediate operations) but I have never really had to use it on a project yet, so I just end up forgetting what I have learned. ORMs can usually do the job just fine for projects that don’t require perfect optimization.
I bet a lot of the preference is based not on what makes the most sense for the use case but rather on the developer's background and what they perceive as universally most simple. I did a LOT of SQL in my early years, so I definitely am happier just writing SQL in something like db.Query("") in go personally.