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Greed: "Grabbing Every Relationship You Can"

February 2, 2026 · 12 min read

Just because you can map it, doesn’t mean you should. Greedy relationships bloat your model and your queries.

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Sloth: "Lazy Entities, Lazier Minds"

January 20, 2026 · 14 min read

Turning your entities into empty vessels with no behavior is the ORM equivalent of spiritual apathy

Doctrine ORM Data Patterns Domain Driven Design

The Repository Pattern Done Right

July 7, 2023 · 14 min read

Stop wrapping ORMs and start thinking in collections. Build repositories that are specific, immutable abstractions over your domain.

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