Databases are key to almost any project, large or small. Most database systems in the cloud are designed for heavy use and the costs can get expensive quickly, but database-as-a-service is a rapidly growing area, where many databases can share the same hardware for a much reduced rate, or even for free! Sam Lambert, CEO of PlanetScale, joins Jason and Patrick to discuss database-as-a-service.
00:01:41 Introductions
00:02:34 Sam’s Github learning lesson
00:07:08 The day after
00:10:57 Getting started with databases
00:14:21 Schema change difficulties
00:19:47 Database transactions
00:31:15 Why data recovery matters
00:38:35 Planetscale
00:49:24 Greetings from the past
01:02:01 How Jason discovered Planetscale
01:06:53 Branching
01:14:00 The vision for Planetscale
01:18:12 The rationale behind Planetscale’s work setup
01:24:29 Careers at Planetscale
01:28:06 Amp It Up
01:33:10 Farewells
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