The article discusses building an application using Pony ORM and CockroachDB. It explains that modern database solutions support third-party tools like Pony ORM, Hibernate, GORM, jOOQ, etc., to provide flexibility in development. Pony ORM is a free Python language library for easy database interactions. The article highlights the benefits of using Pony ORM and CockroachDB together, such as simplified database operations and increased efficiency in building apps in Python. It also provides resources on how to get started with these tools and mentions other supported third-party database tools.