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Expand Up @@ -91,7 +91,7 @@ _Alternatives_: SQL drivers (e.g. [`node-postgres`](https://node-postgres.com/),

If you don't want to write any code for your backend and just be able to generate your API server and the database out-of-the-box, you might rather choose a Backend-as-a-Service (BaaS) for your project.

With a BaaS, you can typically configure your data model via a high-level API (e.g. [GraphQL SDL](https://www.prisma.io/blog/graphql-sdl-schema-definition-language-6755bcb9ce51)) or a visual editor. Based on this data model, the BaaS generates a CRUD API and provisions a database for you. With this setup, you typically don't have control over the infrastructure the API server and database are running on.
With a BaaS, you can typically configure your data model via a high-level API (e.g. [GraphQL SDL (Schema Definition Language)](https://www.prisma.io/blog/graphql-sdl-schema-definition-language-6755bcb9ce51)) or a visual editor. Based on this data model, the BaaS generates a CRUD API and provisions a database for you. With this setup, you typically don't have control over the infrastructure the API server and database are running on.

With Prisma ORM, you are building the backend yourself using Node.js or TypeScript. This means you'll have to do a lot more coding work compared to using a BaaS. The benefit of this approach is that you have full flexibility for building, deploying, scaling and maintaining your backend and are not dependent on 3rd party software for a crucial part of your stack.

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Expand Up @@ -173,7 +173,7 @@ const user = await User.findByPk(42)

The call to `findByPk` creates a SQL statement to retrieve the `User` record that's identified by the ID value `42`.

The resulting `user` object is an instance of Sequelize's `Model` class (because `User` inherits from `Model`). It's not a POJO, but an object that implements additional behavior from Sequelize.
The resulting `user` object is an instance of Sequelize's `Model` class (because `User` inherits from `Model`). It's not a POJO (Plain Old JavaScript Object), but an object that implements additional behavior from Sequelize.

## Data modeling with Prisma ORM

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