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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
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