Hey Brent --
Thanks for your feedback.
However, as I see it, arguing about the syntax that an ORM should use
is just a rehashing of the argument over what color to paint the
bikeshed (http://www.unixguide.net/freebsd/faq/16.19.shtml). The
fact is that there's a serious mismatch between procedural languages
and relational ones, and no amount of syntax wrangling will cover
this up. At some point you just gotta pick one and move on.
Feel free to work on your patch, but don't expect it to get much
attention -- we've got an atomic power plant to build.
Jacob