Company
Date Published
Author
Raouf Chebri
Word count
971
Language
English
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None

Summary

Neon has enhanced its Postgres offering by integrating it with Prisma, an ORM that simplifies schema migrations and database object mapping for JavaScript and TypeScript applications. This integration now supports schema migrations via pooled connections, allowing the use of Neon's default connection string to scale serverless applications without needing multiple URLs or the "pgbouncer=true" parameter. Enhancements in PgBouncer 1.22.0 and Prisma Client 5.10.0 have resolved previous issues with prepared statements, enabling efficient schema migrations with a single pooled connection. Additionally, Prisma Migrate can now manage shadow databases more effectively, supporting DROP WITH (FORCE) to handle schema changes without manually creating shadow databases. These improvements aim to streamline the developer experience, particularly for serverless services, by simplifying connection management and enhancing scalability.