Can someone provide a brief explanation of ORM, how it functions, and how I should get started with it?

[tim-khorev]

An ORM works by:

1. Mapping database tables to classes – Tables become objects, columns become attributes.
2. Translating code into SQL queries – ORM automatically generates SQL commands like SELECT, INSERT, or UPDATE.
3. Managing relationships – ORM simplifies working with foreign keys and joins. For example, in Django ORM:

user = User.objects.get(id=1) # Translates to SELECT * FROM users WHERE id=1; user.name = “New Name”
user.save() # Generates an UPDATE query

This eliminates the need to write SQL manually while keeping the power of relational databases.