Exploring Drizzle and PlanetScale Database Integration

In this episode of Syntax, Wes and Scott talk about the benefits and potential drawbacks of using an ORM on your next project, as well as what some of the popular ORMs are.

• 00:10 Welcome
• 00:39 Dental cleanings
• 03:00 What’s an ORM?
• 05:51 Benefits of using an ORM
• 12:54 Validation in ORM
• 19:18 What about Types?
• 23:44 Popular ORMs
• Prisma
• Sequelize
• Objection.js
• Knex.js
• DrizzleORM - next gen TypeScript ORM
• Mongoose ODM v7.3.1
• TypeORM
• waterline.js
• 42:41 Potential downsides to using an ORM
• 45:53 Database schemas
• 52:30 Hooks or events
• 55:27 SIIIIICK ××× PIIIICKS ×××

• Scott: I Think You Should Leave with Tim Robinson
• Wes: Wise, Formerly TransferWise: Online Money Transfers

• Scott: Sentry
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