Are there downsides to using prepared statements?

Question

I\'ve been reading a lot about prepared statements and in everything I\'ve read, no one talks about the downsides of using them. Therefore, I\'m wondering if there are any \

Answer 1

If you use a statement only once, or if you automatically generate dynamic sql statements (and either properly escape everythin or know for certain your parameters have only safe characters) then you should not use prepared statements.