July 19th, 2024 × #typescript#databases#ukraine
The developers of Drizzle, a TypeScript ORM, discuss the project's history, their design decisions, how they built complementary tools like Drizzle Studio, and what work is like while living through war in Ukraine.
Wes Bos Host
Scott Tolinski Host
Scott and Wes chat with Alex Blokh and Andrew Sherman, the co-founders of Drizzle ORM, about building a modern ORM from the ground up. They dive into the importance of type safety, creating filters with Drizzle, and the differences between Drizzle and other ORMs like Prisma.
Show Notes
- 00:00 Welcome to Syntax!
- 01:15 What is Drizzle?
- 02:36 The genesis of Drizzle.
- 04:15 The process of building an ORM.
- 05:38 '100% Type-Safe' and why that's not a great goal.
- 07:50 Who is responsible for writing the complicated TypeScript?
- 09:40 Is an ORM necessary for anyone working with data?
- 12:15 Creating a product that fits different complexities.
- 13:19 Brought to you by Sentry.io.
- 13:44 Creating filters in Drizzle. Callback-based, or imported. Why?
- 19:22 Drizzle vs Prisma vs Kysely.
- 22:45 Are you friendly with Prisma?
- 23:35 Relational queries.
- 25:17 Query vs select.
- 27:42 Maintaining so many different technologies.
- 30:37 Switching databases.
- 31:39 Drizzle Studio.
- 35:00 Accessing Cloudflare D1 SQLite requires connection through a worker.
- 37:40 Drizzle Kit.
- 41:37 Will you ever support MongoDB?
- 42:10 Supporting PGlite and local data storage landscape.
- 44:00 Being a developer in Ukraine in 2024.
- 51:07 Drizzle is expanding.
- 53:50 Sick Picks + Shameless Plugs.
Sick Picks
Andrew - Smart Swim Goggles.
Shameless Plugs
Andrew - Savelife, United24. Scott - Syntax × Drizzle Swag.
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