24 posts tagged with "zenstack"

I still recall the day that my co-founder approached me with his plans and asked if I wanted to join him. Usually, when I'm presented with a similar opportunity, the first question I usually asked is:

What makes this thing different

But this time the question I asked was:

Why do you want to build it

Why? Because of the book “Start with WHY”. This simple yet powerful question uncovers the true motivation behind a project and is what truly inspires people.

No matter what programming language you are using, one common suggestion you all probably hear is that:

Don’t use switch statements

Besides people usually forgetting to add the break statement, the more profound reason is that developers often avoid using special cases in their code. Instead, they prefer to use more flexible and powerful constructs such as polymorphism or dictionaries.

Django is a popular Python-based web framework. It’s a huge so-called “battery-included” framework covering many aspects of web development: authentication, ORM, forms, admin panels, etc. It’s also a strongly opinionated framework that offers patterns for almost everything you do, making you feel well-guided during development.

Our Story​

My co-founder and I are building the full-stack toolkit ZenStack on top of Prisma. One major feature is allowing define access policies declaratively in the schema. It started with Him reporting an issue for that:

If you are a developer familiar with RESTful APIs, you might have heard of OpenAPI. It is a specification for describing RESTful APIs in a format readable for humans and machines. Building a public-facing OpenAPI includes three tasks:

1. Authoring an OpenAPI specification which serves as the contract between the API provider and the API consumer.
2. Implementing the API endpoints based on the specification.
3. Optionally, implementing client SDKs for consuming the API.

In this post, you'll see how to accomplish all these tasks and build a database-centric OpenAPI service, secure and documented, within 15 minutes.

Why multi-tenant is trending​

Collaboration has become crucial in the contemporary business landscape. This is due to the mounting complexity of the challenges we face, as well as the prevalence of remote work. Businesses are realizing that effective collaboration is the key to success, as it promotes teamwork, enhances productivity, and leads to better outcomes.

Although still experimental, Client Extensions are one of the most exciting features introduced in recent Prisma releases. Why? Because it opens a door for developers to inject custom behaviors into PrismaClient with great flexibility. This post shows a few interesting scenarios enabled by this feature, together with thoughts about where we should set the boundary to avoid overusing its power.

This article outlines the concept of code legacy and its underlying reasons, drawing on a real-life example of the usage of pnpm.

If you are starting your first Open Source Project with no resources and connections, this post aims to provide some helpful tips on how to attract users based on our personal experience.

What changed for full-stack​

The concept of full-stack development has been around for many years, but its popularity has surged dramatically since 2022. As a consequence, its meaning has also changed.