Module 11 — Prisma ORM

Why Prisma Instead of Sequelize?

Sequelize was the standard ORM for Node.js for years. Prisma is the modern replacement with dramatic improvements:

	Sequelize	Prisma
Type safety	Requires manual types	Auto-generated from schema
Schema definition	JavaScript models	schema.prisma (intuitive DSL)
Migrations	Complex, error-prone	prisma migrate dev (automatic)
Query API	Verbose, JS-like SQL	Intuitive, chainable, fully typed
Prisma Studio	No	Visual database browser
Performance	Good	Good + Accelerate for edge
Learning curve	High	Low

Learning Objectives

• Define a database schema in schema.prisma
• Run migrations with prisma migrate dev
• Perform CRUD operations with the Prisma Client
• Define relations (one-to-one, one-to-many, many-to-many)
• Use Prisma Studio to inspect data

Module Lessons

1. Prisma Setup
2. Schema & Models
3. CRUD Operations
4. Relations
5. Migrations

Challenge

Build the E-Commerce Backend — a REST API for a store with Categories, Products, and Tags, fully typed with Prisma.

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