The ORMazing show (JS Party #276)
from JS Party: JavaScript, CSS, Web Development
Nick & KBall sit down with the brilliant Stephen Haberman to discuss all things ORMs! 💻🔍 From the advantages and disadvantages of ORMs in general, to delving into the intricacies of his innovative project Joist, which brings a fresh, idiomatic, ActiveRecord-esque approach to TypeScript. 🚀 So sit back, relax, and let’s dive deep into the world of ORMs with the experts!
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- 0:00 It's party time, y'all
- 0:56 Welcoming Stephen
- 2:37 Did you hear that, Jerod?
- 3:16 Defining "ORM"
- 5:10 Why write a new ORM?
- 11:47 The data loader pattern
- 17:07 Joist vs ActiveRecord
- 21:49 Why Joist uses type hints
- 28:56 When Joist uses promises
- 32:16 Joist's API details
- 35:58 Sponsor: KBall Coaching
- 36:43 Where the biz logic goes
- 40:16 Lifecycle hooks
- 44:42 No cycles please
- 46:03 Batching & ergonomics
- 50:55 Arguments against ORMs
- 55:09 Thinking in entities
- 1:00:27 Reactivity in Joist
- 1:06:57 KBall is excited
- 1:09:51 Wrapping up
- 1:11:15 Next up on the pod
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