181 | How Prisma Makes Backend Development Easy

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Marc Hess, a Developer Advocate at Prisma, talks about the evolution of Prisma from an ORM tool to a comprehensive platform for database management. The discussion includes practical advice on using Prisma, optimizing documentation, and Marc’s experience with developer advocacy. The team also explores the benefits of Prisma Pulse for real-time applications and how it compares to other ORM tools like Drizzle.

Sponsor

Convex

Convex is the backend for founders. Convex is the backend application platform for product-obsessed founders.

Show Notes

00:00 - Introduction and Sponsor Shoutout

00:43 - Sponsor: Convex

01:06 - Introducing Marc Hess from Prisma

• Prisma
• RedwoodJS

04:04 - YouTube Content Creation Tips

11:24 - Introduction to Prisma and Its Products

14:19 - Deep Dive into Prisma Pulse

19:06 - Best Practices for Documentation

• Prisma Documentation
• Divio's Documentation System

29:13 - Client Extensions in Prisma

• Prisma Client Extensions

37:13 - Prisma vs Drizzle Discussion

• Drizzle

44:00 - Picks and Plugs Segment