63 | Building a Discord Bot with TypeScript, Node.js, Prisma, PlanetScale, and Heroku

In this episode, James explains how he built a custom Discord Bot for the Learn Build Teach Community that allows users to give out kudos for learning, building, or teaching.

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Show Notes

• 0:00 Introduction
• 3:24 Hot Rant and Quick Takes
• 5:42 Slack vs. Discord
• 9:45 Original Discord Bot
• 15:59 Migrating to a New Tech Stack
  • PlanetScale
  • Prisma
  • Render
  • Railway
  • Fly.io
• 18:40 Sponsor: ZEAL
• 19:32 Pain Points of the Old Tech Stack
• 22:41 Sponsor: DatoCMS
• 23:34 Benefits of Prisma
• 24:56 Benefits of TypeScript
• 27:17 Backend Frameworks
• 29:38 Husky
• 31:54 ts-node-dev
• 33:47 Working with PlanetScale
• 36:45 Sponsor: Vercel
• 37:53 Slash Commands
• 41:38 New Functionality in Discord
• 45:15 Making the Data Available through an Express API
• 47:14 What's the cost?
• 48:55 Grab Bag Questions
• 49:28 Picks and Plugs
• 49:36 James's Pick: Blanket from Costco
• 50:57 James's Plug: How I Built A Discord Bot with TypeScript, Node.js, PlanetScale, Prisma, and Heroku on YouTube
  • Episode: Episode 32: Getting Started with TypeScript
  • Episode: Making Frontend Developers Full-stack with Prisma with Nikolas Burk
• 51:56 Amy's Pick: Ship 30 for 30
• 52:56 Amy's Plug: Compressed.fm on Twitch