[zzzeek]

...in exchange for dramatically pared-down and simplified code, consistent data access practices, and hundreds of hours of developer time saved. Driving a car is tough too - how to steer, drivers license, gas, insurance, what a PITA. Yet somehow it remains preferable to walking in many cases, despite the latter being mastered by most two year olds.

[bborud]

If you need all that code to talk to the database I suspect you are in effect using your database as the integration layer. Ouch.