\begin{frame} \frametitle{Challenges of ORMs} \begin{itemize} \item ORMs introduce an additional level of complexity \begin{itemize} \item can be difficult to debug \end{itemize} \pause\medskip \item Performance analysis is problematic because: \begin{itemize} %\item applications behaviour not tied directly to specific interactions with the database \item database queries are under the hood \item sometimes \alert{very} complex SQL queries are generated \item difficult to understand what caused the complex queries \end{itemize} \end{itemize} \end{frame}