orm
Prisma ORM is a database access layer for Node.js and TypeScript projects. Prisma 8, ORM is a re-written version with TypeScript to be extensible, unifying, and AI agent friendly, and is currently in the version candidate stage. Prisma 8 today works with PostgreSQL and MongoDB; SQLite is at the level of proof of concept, while MySQL support is planned later. Prisma 7 continues to receive maintenance in the v7 branch.
orm
90prisma · Databases & Vector Infrastructure
Common commercial products in this category: Oracle Database, Microsoft SQL Server, Amazon Aurora
- With the interactive installation tool, you can start new database projects in frameworks such as Next.js, Honolulu or NestJS.
- By integrating Prisma 8 into their existing projects, you can configure database connections and contracts.
- Using AI tool skills, you can automate database operations and workflows.
- • High number of open issues (2,823)
- ↑ PositiveHacker News
Is ORM still an anti-pattern?
“There are tons of antipatterns out there. Often the production database is completely different from anything I can or want to set up on my local machine (E.g. it's a cluster of database type A, while my local dev env is a single node of type B. > But if data makes you…”
- • NeutralHacker News
Is ORM still an anti-pattern?
“I personally am thankful for ORM in Laravel's Eloquent. I have requirements to always have a changing query which if done with raw sql can increase the maintenance effort drastically. I speak this because I also am maintaining a legacy project which uses raw SQL and it takes a…”
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