WTF is an ORM

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Wes Bos

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🗓️ 28 June 2023

⏱️ 62 minutes

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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. Show Notes 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 ××× ××× SIIIIICK ××× PIIIICKS ××× Scott: I Think You Should Leave with Tim Robinson Wes: Wise, Formerly TransferWise: Online Money Transfers Shameless Plugs Scott: Sentry Wes: Wes Bos Tutorials 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 Wes Bos on Bluesky Scott on Bluesky Syntax on Bluesky

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0:00.0	You're listening to syntax, the podcast with the tastiest web development treats out there.
0:06.1	Strap yourself in and get ready.
0:08.0	Here is Scott Tillinsky and West Boss.
0:10.6	Welcome to syntax.
0:12.7	Today, we are going to talk about what is an ORM?
0:16.8	It's all about databases, relational databases,
0:19.6	using different types of databases with different packages,
0:22.8	which one should you use Prisma, SQLize,
0:25.4	objection, drizzle, Mongoose, type ORM, waterline ORM.
0:29.0	We're going to dive a little deep on into it.
0:32.6	My name is West Boss.
0:34.2	I'm a developer from Canada with me, as always,
0:36.6	is Mr. Tillinsky.
0:37.8	How you doing today, Scott?
0:39.1	Oh, hey, I'm doing good, man.
0:41.7	I just, uh, I'm wide awake because I went to the dentist this morning.
0:45.5	Like, first thing, the kids,
0:47.0	dentist appointments were like, bright and early.
0:50.2	We had to wake up at like 545 to get there.
0:53.0	Just to get everybody out the door and they had school and stuff.
0:56.3	So to make sure everybody was ready,
0:58.2	yeah, we had to get up nice and early.
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