I Would Never Use an ORM
summary
Argues that ORMs cause unscalable “fat models” and shows a practical alternative: Platformatic built on Fastify. Demo creates migrations, a movies table and quotes table, auto-generates TypeScript types, exposes REST and GraphQL (queries, mutations, subscriptions), hot-reloads plugins, and runs in-process without external BaaS. Claim is that repetitive boilerplate disappears while complex SQL and custom logic remain possible. migrations → types → PLT DB start, GraphQL + REST + live subscriptions, uses real SQL and working demo code.
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chapters (8)
- 0:00Introduction
- 0:35The problem with ORMs
- 3:43Scaling code and features
- 5:19Pareto principle in software
- 7:37Lazy development philosophy
- 10:43Introduction to platformatic
- 12:06Platformatic DB demo
- 22:12Advanced features and closing
