# orm-help
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CCBCodeMonkey
02/21/2019, 8:27 PMand I stitch together a lot of stuff in apollo server - c
CCBCodeMonkey
02/21/2019, 8:28 PMI have multiple API's I am hitting, and my prisma layer, and I also use redis for caching - c
CCBCodeMonkey
02/21/2019, 8:28 PMthats the beauty of graphql at the end of the day, you can just write and change resolvers as needed - c
CCBCodeMonkey
02/21/2019, 8:29 PMone resolver might goto prisma, one might go to redis, one might goto a combination, one might goto a google REST api, w/e - p
protzman
02/21/2019, 8:29 PMdo you work with prisma / gql for work? - c
CCBCodeMonkey
02/21/2019, 8:29 PMI do gql for work but not prisma - c
CCBCodeMonkey
02/21/2019, 8:29 PMits java - c
CCBCodeMonkey
02/21/2019, 8:30 PMI don't write backend there though, I just use it - c
CCBCodeMonkey
02/21/2019, 8:30 PMI do frontend there - c
CCBCodeMonkey
02/21/2019, 8:30 PM(mostly because I hate java and tell people I dont know it so I dont have to do it) 😛😁 1 - p
protzman
02/21/2019, 8:31 PMnice . wish I could convince people wo use all these front end technologies. that’s kinda my goal through all of this personal research is to get a new assignment at work or new job and be like “THIS IS WHAT WE’RE USING FOLKS!” haha - p
protzman
02/21/2019, 8:31 PMfront end architect of sorts - c
CCBCodeMonkey
02/21/2019, 8:31 PM👍 I work in corporate, so changing backend technologies is a long process lol - p
protzman
02/21/2019, 8:32 PMyeah preach - c
CCBCodeMonkey
02/21/2019, 8:32 PMbut graphql is a pretty easy sell - c
CCBCodeMonkey
02/21/2019, 8:32 PMjust tell them that it reduces your payloads over time - c
CCBCodeMonkey
02/21/2019, 8:32 PMand your API's stay lean - c
CCBCodeMonkey
02/21/2019, 8:32 PMREST apis get so bloated, you have no idea who is using what - p
protzman
02/21/2019, 8:32 PM" but.. mah deadlines ” - c
CCBCodeMonkey
02/21/2019, 8:32 PMyou might only need 1 field out of a rest API but you have to request the entire thing - c
CCBCodeMonkey
02/21/2019, 8:33 PMfor the frontend, its just wasteful - p
protzman
02/21/2019, 8:34 PMyeah no i gotcha. I’m familiar with the benefits but business folks only care about deadlines here lol. god forbid we need to rework existing functional backend code lol👍 1c- 2
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CCBCodeMonkey
02/21/2019, 8:34 PMyep - c
CCBCodeMonkey
02/21/2019, 8:34 PMwhich is why corporate sucks - h
Hmm
02/21/2019, 9:12 PMdoes the prisma token expire after every deploy? - h
Hmm
02/21/2019, 9:19 PMthe answer is no - h
Hmm
02/21/2019, 9:19 PMmaybe when you do prisma deploy -n? - h
Hmm
02/21/2019, 9:23 PMstill no - h
Hmm
02/21/2019, 9:30 PMAnother question.... - h
Hmm
02/21/2019, 9:31 PMI have an Apollo Server and Prisma combo locally. I have created a DB and server on Heroku using the prisma cloud setup