What is Prisma Client, and why do I have to keep running prisma generate?

If you have been using Prisma and you keep wondering "wait, what is Prisma Client actually?" and "why do I have to run prisma generate every five minutes?", this post is for you. We are going to use one simple analogy that makes the whole thing click. Promise. The kitchen and the menu Imagine you walk into a restaurant. There is a kitchen in the back. The kitchen is where the food actually lives. You cannot just walk in there and grab something. You have to ask for it. There is a r...