If you never used a CTE, maybe… The reason to use SQL is to get what you need out of a database. Performance is orthogonal to that.
Obviously, this means using raw SQL instead of an ORM, as the article was discussing the trade-offs of the two and wasn't a 101 course on what SQL is
Obviously, this means using raw SQL instead of an ORM, as the article was discussing the trade-offs of the two and wasn't a 101 course on what SQL is