Supper Club × ORMs with Nikolas Burk from Prisma

In this supper club episode of Syntax, Wes and Scott talk with Nikolas Burk from Prisma about the role an ORM plays in a tech stack, how Prisma has changed over the years, ways to query data in Prisma, and how migrations work with Prisma. Hasura - Sponsor With Hasura, you can get a fully managed, production-ready GraphQL API as a service to help you build modern apps faster. You can get started for free in 30 seconds, or if you want to try out the Standard tier for zero cost, use the code “TryHasura” at this link: hasura.info. We’ve also got an amazing selection of GraphQL tutorials at hasura.io/learn. Storyblok - Sponsor Storyblok is a headless component-based CMS with a real-time visual editor. It offers the flexibility for developers to craft their perfect tech stack, but it also empowers content creators to make changes independently. The result is that every team has the freedom to quickly and easily create the ideal website with limitless extensibility. Other key features include robust Storyblok SDKs and APIs, powerful internationalization options, and an eCommerce-ready platform. FireHydrant - Sponsor Incidents are hard. Managing them shouldn’t be. FireHydrant makes it easy for anyone in your organization to respond to incidents efficiently and consistently. Intuitive, guided workflows provide turn-by-turn navigation for incident response, while thoughtful prompts and powerful integrations capture all of your incident data to drive useful retros and actionable analytics. Did we mention that FireHydrant is free? Get started at Firehydrant.com/syntax. Show Notes 00:35 Welcome 01:30 Guest intro @NikolasBurk on Twitter 04:56 How has Prisma evolved? Prisma Keystone GraphQL 10:44 What was Prisma V1? 17:04 Is there any GraphQL specific functions in Prismic? 21:26 Sponsor: Hasura 22:26 What role does an ORM play in a tech stack? 29:54 What is Planetscale? Planetscale The T3 Stack 32:22 Where does TRPC fit? tRPC 33:46 Sponsor: Storyblok 35:28 What is an ORM? Prisma VS Code plugin 42:00 How do migrations work with Prisma? 45:58 Query your data with Prisma client 49:43 Have you looked into alternative JavaScript environments? 55:16 Sponsor: FireHydrant 57:05 Supper Club questions 58:50 SIIIIICK ××× PIIIICKS ××× ××× SIIIIICK ××× PIIIICKS ××× Lichess Shameless Plugs Prisma blog Tweet us your tasty treats Scott’s Instagram LevelUpTutorials Instagram Wes’ Instagram Wes’ Twitter Wes’ Facebook Scott’s Twitter Make sure to include @SyntaxFM in your tweets