SQL Server Management Studio VS Knex.js

(https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/sql/ssms/download-sql-server-management-studio-ssms) [AdventureWorks Sample Database ]. Source: over 2 years ago

Azure is unnecessary. You can use sql server (developer) together with sql server management studio. Source: over 2 years ago

AdonisJS core team has created/maintains Lucid. It is a SQL query builder, and an Active Record ORM built on top of Knex. - Source: dev.to / 3 months ago

Now, why not use an ORM? I've seen performance issues too many times with ORMs. I prefer writing my own SQL to avoid surprises. After all, I know the database schema and writing code for a specific purpose very often leads to better performance than generic code. ORMs have to support all kinds of database schemas. I only have to support mine. Having successfully used Knex.js in NodeJS (a popular query builder) in... - Source: dev.to / 5 months ago

Given the dynamic nature of the schema, we employ Knex, a query builder, for database access. - Source: dev.to / 5 months ago

SQL is an old, irregular language to work with, but it is better known than HCL and SQL already has it's own Pulumi/CDK in the form of every ORM with introspection (like Javascript's Prisma, Python's Django, Go's XO etc) and QueryBuilder (LINQ, Knex, etc) in whatever programming language you prefer. You probably already know it. - Source: dev.to / about 1 year ago

How does HN receive SQL builders in general? I feel like most of us agree ORMs are typically a bad idea. I feel like that almost instantly leaves the need for "something" to take its place. In my experience, it's typically been a query builder like this. I've also tried: https://knexjs.org/ https://www.npmjs.com/package/sql-template-strings ("out of date" since like 2016?... - Source: Hacker News / over 1 year ago