Summary of I Changed My Tech Stack For The First Time In 2 Years
The speaker discusses changing their tech stack for the first time in 2 years, specifically focusing on switching from Planet Scale to Superbase for their latest application, the content marketing blueprint.com. The decision was influenced by Planet Scale discontinuing its free plan and Superbase offering a generous free tier. Despite initial concerns about Superbase's developer experience and documentation, the speaker found it to have improved significantly since their last use. Superbase provides database, authentication, and row-level security features, although more complex tasks may require additional coding. The speaker plans to integrate Clerk for authentication in the future. Overall, they are satisfied with the switch to Superbase due to its cost-effectiveness and integrated features.
### Methodology
- The speaker previously used Planet Scale for database provider.
- They switched to Superbase for their latest application, the content marketing blueprint.com.
- Superbase offers database, authentication, and row-level security features.
- Integration with Clerk for authentication is planned for the future.
- Superbase provides a generous free tier and improved developer experience compared to previous use.
- Complex tasks may require additional coding and digging into documentation.
### Speakers
- The speaker (not mentioned by name)
Notable Quotes
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01:49
— « With this product I decided to replace Planet scale and use superbase instead.
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02:17
— « I really do enjoy how everything is packed into one, you have your database right there, you have your authentication as well, you have row level security which I really love as a developer.
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03:48
— « The best part about Clerk and superbase is the fact that they can actually talk to each other and you can still use Clerk as your front-end authentication provider.
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05:00
— « I essentially got rid of Planet scale and I migrated everything over to super base for my database and my authentication providers. »