PodRocket First look at Prisma ORM v7 with Will Madden
Nov 20, 2025
Will Madden, Senior Engineering Manager for the Prisma ORM team, shares insights into Prisma v7's exciting evolution. He discusses the significant shift from Rust to TypeScript, enhancing performance and predictability with less 'magic' involved. Will dives into improvements in Prisma Studio, better compatibility with serverless environments, and how JavaScript ORM tools will shape future coding workflows aided by language models. Don’t miss his perspective on how these changes lay the foundation for an adaptable, developer-friendly ORM.
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From Rust Core To TypeScript Via Wasm
- Prisma v7 shifts its runtime from Rust to TypeScript via Wasm to preserve battle-tested logic while enabling a TypeScript-first future.
- This approach keeps existing behavior but paves the path to eventually rewrite core functionality in TypeScript.
Less Magic, More Predictability
- Prisma 7 intentionally removes 'magic' to make behavior predictable and easier to reason about for developers.
- The team prioritizes deterministic, simple DX over opaque conveniences that cause surprises.
No More Hacking node_modules For Types
- Historically Prisma wrote generated types into node_modules which caused surprising and brittle developer experiences.
- V7 will output TypeScript files in predictable locations and stop relying on node_modules magic.