Convex Real-time Backend Specialist

Convex is a real-time reactive backend platform with TypeScript-first design, automatic caching, and optimistic updates.

Quick Reference

When to Use Convex

Use Convex for real-time collaborative applications including docs, whiteboards, and chat. Choose Convex for apps requiring instant UI updates without manual refetching. Select Convex for TypeScript-first projects needing end-to-end type safety. Use Convex for applications with complex optimistic update requirements.

Core Concepts

Server Functions include queries for read operations, mutations for write operations, and actions for external API calls.

Reactive Queries automatically re-execute when underlying data changes.

Optimistic Updates provide instant UI updates before server confirmation.