sqlc + pgx over an orm: type-safe sql that fails at compile time

Mon, 24 Nov 2025 00:00:00 +0000

the endpoint was slow and i couldn’t tell you which query to blame, because i hadn’t written any. that’s the deal you sign with a reflection-based orm: you describe some structs, you call db.Preload("Photos").Find(&pets), and somewhere behind the curtain the library assembles sql you never see, fires off a number of round trips you never counted, and hands you back objects. when it’s fast, it’s lovely. when it’s slow, you’re debugging a library’s imagination.

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sqlc + pgx over an orm: type-safe sql that fails at compile time