A frontend developer's guide to GraphQL
GraphQL is a new API technology that has exploded in popularity over the past year. But what's all the hype about? Peggy Rayzis details what GraphQL is and explains how integrating it into your application can solve many of the pain points frontend developers face when working with remote data.
| Talk Title | A frontend developer's guide to GraphQL |
| Speakers | Peggy Rayzis (Meteor Development Group) |
| Conference | O’Reilly Fluent Conference |
| Conf Tag | The Web Platform in Practice |
| Location | San Jose, California |
| Date | June 12-14, 2018 |
| URL | Talk Page |
| Slides | Talk Slides |
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REST has long been the status quo for APIs, but recently, GraphQL has exploded in popularity, due to its excellent developer experience and declarative approach to data fetching. Peggy Rayzis details what GraphQL is and explains how it can simplify the workflow of frontend developers as you learn how to implement GraphQL in your application via the Apollo stack, a collection of open source GraphQL tools for web and native platforms. Through hands-on examples using Apollo tools, you’ll see how integrating GraphQL in your application will enable you to adapt to new data requirements without adding a new endpoint, debug painlessly and gain visibility into your API, and reduce state management boilerplate. You’ll leave with all of the resources you need to start developing your application with GraphQL and Apollo.
