Build Your Own Convex
Build Your Own Convex is Grab a cup of tea and build a database piece by piece. An interactive guide to how Convex works, by Michael Cann.. It is ranked #58 on the Dev Radar, in Databases, first seen 17 h ago and shared in 2 posts (22.7k views).
Build Your Own Convex below loads examples/ .html in the browser. The text inside the tag describes what that interactive demo shows, for readers and agents that fetch this page without running scripts. --> Skip to article Convex explained Build Your Own Convex 01 Build your own Convex Mike Cann 15 September 2026 · 25 min read Convex is not just a wrapper around Postgres. It's doing something much deeper and, in my opinion, kind of brilliant. Rather than me explaining how it works , I thought it might be more fun if we attempt to build a database with the same properties as Convex and see what we learn. So grab yourself a lovely cup of tea…
What people said about Build Your Own Convex on X
No @convex is NOT "just a Postgress wrapper". https://explained.convex.dev/build-your-own-convex/ To prove it I thought it would be fun if we tried to build a database with Convex's properties from scratch and see where we get to.
— @mikeysee, 17 h ago · 132 likes · see the post
So. fucking. cool
— @jamwt, 17 h ago · 49 likes · see the post
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Build Your Own Convex in numbers
- Rank on the Dev Radar: #58 of 1225
- Shared in 2 posts by 2 accounts: @mikeysee, @jamwt
- 22.7k views on those posts
- First seen 17 h ago, last shared 17 h ago
- Pricing seen by Jev: free
- Market: Databases
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What is Build Your Own Convex?
Grab a cup of tea and build a database piece by piece. An interactive guide to how Convex works, by Michael Cann. It was first shared on X 17 h ago and is ranked #58 on the Dev Radar.
Is Build Your Own Convex free?
Yes, it is free to use.
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2 accounts on X, including @mikeysee, @jamwt, in 2 posts totalling 22.7k views.
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