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Re: Show HN: Typebase – A single-folder back end you write in TypeScript

#41

What, in your opinion, is this not a good fit for?

I think on of the best things about Typebase is that it allows you to have typed actions you can call from your backend as if it where functions of your front end, for that reason I dont think Typebase is a great tool when you have apps on different languages apart from TypeScript

Re: Show HN: Typebase – A single-folder back end you write in TypeScript

#42
post #5

very cool. though the deploy wasnt clear if i can just run migration on some pg url. and it wasnt clear if i can bind some middleware into my existing app server (like express)

You can use your own DB by saving the URL on DATABASE_URL inside .env. For now migrations are not supported but they are coming on the next version. Another feature that is on the pipeline is being able to generate the server so you can bind it to your current server

Re: Show HN: Typebase – A single-folder back end you write in TypeScript

#43
post #7

Fake reviews are a hard no-no imo. Really weird addition, but I suppose it wasn't you who got the idea. Looks an awful lot like a orpc, just built on top of drizzle instead of raw queries. I'm sure some people want this, but it seems like gross duct tape that will bite you in three years

Hey! I actually added the fake reviews myself, I wanted to give some personality to the landing.

> Looks an awful lot like a orpc, just built on top of drizzle instead of raw queries

Typebase is built on top of oRPC, the idea with Typebase is that you can build everything on super simple way and Typebase will take care of the rest.

Re: Show HN: Typebase – A single-folder back end you write in TypeScript

#46

To be honest, the use of AI in your marketing doesn't bother me. But paired with the fact that you have a newish HN account with no comments ever, and no comments on your own "Show HN" in response to others, doesn't put off strong trust signals.

Hey! I created a new account on HN just to have an account specifically for Typebase and I'm sorry I dind't answer more quickly the post got traction a during the weekend a couple of days after I posted. I'm answering everything right now!

Re: Show HN: Typebase – A single-folder back end you write in TypeScript

#47

The pronunciation of "Vercel" near the end of the "Typebase in 100s" video was VER -cel, with the emphasis on the first syllable, instead of ver- CEL with the emphasis on the second syllable. Was the video generated by AI?

The audio is actually from a guy I hired on Fiverr but you are right that the pronunciation sounds kind of weird on Vercel.

Re: Show HN: Typebase – A single-folder back end you write in TypeScript

#49
post #37

I have deployed and maintained plenty of diff setups on GCP, AWS, colo, and I have also used AI for coding, my concern is do we really trust AI to do prod deploy and maintenance of the backend yet? Not to mention what are the limitations here, someone already mentioned queues? But for a straightforward site with limited complexities, it might be cool to try out.

Hey! Even tho I use AI to code faster I still review every line of code and I test every new feature. About the limitations, I'm a single developer working after work trying to add as many features as fast as I can so some of them may take more time to be ready. The good thing about Typebase is that under the hood is a normal TypeScript server so you can add any feature you want even if Typebase doesnt implemented natively!

Re: Show HN: Typebase – A single-folder back end you write in TypeScript

#50
post #2

Very cool! Note that you can run Convex on top of your own Postgres, and we do this for our internal apps, with very nice performance (plenty for our internal use cases).

Thanks! But even if you run Convex on your own Postgres you still need to follow the Convex DB model right?
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