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The logic behind articles like this can be summarized as "trains are an anti-pattern because you almost always eventually have to go somewhere where there are no tracks or stations".

Getting tired of this. The fact that a tool or method has limitations and risks doesn't make it an anti-pattern.

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The article makes a completely different point. It says, if you're travelling from Moscow to Irkutsk don't take the train just because it departs an hour earlier than the plane.

You are correct in that that appears to be the main point of the article. However, the analogy is unfair.

Airports are in relative short supply, so once you've taken the train, your stuck on it for quite a bit.

Migrating away from an ORM or using raw sql queries in addition to an ORM is possible at all times (with more or less work, depending on the ORM you've chosen). So you can start with the train and hop on the plane anytime you want or need.

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