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0 pointsjoshstrange3y ago0 comments

> This specifically is targeting environments where a MySQL client isn't able to run.

Oh, absolutely and I didn't mean to imply it wasn't useful, I was just saying I went down the Prisma path and will be sticking with that. Even so I'm glad this exists for times that I don't need the full weight/power of Prisma but do want to talk to a PlanetScale DB.

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mattrobenolt3y ago

I went down the Prisma path investigating JavaScript ORMs, and... I have opinions. :)

I feel that what we have would be useful within a Prisma context, but given their complexity and how Prisma works, it's likely not very practical with their "engine".

joshstrangeOP3y ago

That’s fair. They are the only game in town, last I checked, that has full (good) TypeScript support which is a must-have for me. TypeORM is the other I know about and I’ve used it as well but I greatly prefer Prisma.

Other than having to bundle the engine I’ve been very happy with Prisma + PlanetScale. I’m open to any other TypeScript ORMs if you know of them.

jacobwg3y ago

I haven't used them, but https://github.com/koskimas/kysely and https://github.com/RobinBlomberg/kysely-codegen are doing some interesting things with TypeScript, focusing just on generating SQL queries, quite a bit more lightweight than Prisma.

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mattrobenolt3y ago

I would not consider myself a member of the JavaScript or TypeScript communities. I just build the infrastructure and platforms to support these kinds of things. :)

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0 pointsjoshstrange3y ago0 comments

> This specifically is targeting environments where a MySQL client isn't able to run.

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mattrobenolt3y ago

I went down the Prisma path investigating JavaScript ORMs, and... I have opinions. :)

I feel that what we have would be useful within a Prisma context, but given their complexity and how Prisma works, it's likely not very practical with their "engine".

joshstrangeOP3y ago

Other than having to bundle the engine I’ve been very happy with Prisma + PlanetScale. I’m open to any other TypeScript ORMs if you know of them.

jacobwg3y ago

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mattrobenolt3y ago

I would not consider myself a member of the JavaScript or TypeScript communities. I just build the infrastructure and platforms to support these kinds of things. :)

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