Schema as Code

Drizzle lets you define your entire database schema — tables, columns, data types, indexes, constraints, and relationships — in TypeScript files that live in your project repository alongside your application code. This schema-as-code approach means your database structure is version-controlled, reviewable, and always in sync with your application's expectations.

For Okanagan businesses, this has several practical advantages. Your database structure is documented automatically — anyone reviewing the code can see exactly what data your application stores and how it's organized. The schema files serve as living documentation of your data model, which is invaluable when onboarding a new developer or planning new features.

The co-location of schema and application code also prevents drift — the frustrating situation where the database structure and the application's assumptions about it get out of sync. With Drizzle, the TypeScript types generated from your schema are used throughout your application, so any mismatch between the database and the code is caught at compile time. For Okanagan businesses building reliable, long-lived applications — property management systems, e-commerce stores, booking platforms — schema-as-code means confidence that your database and application always agree on the shape of your data.