"GraphQL is the bacon that'll make everything better" (JS Party #134)

KBall, Jerod, and Nick Nisi dive into GraphQL – what it can do, what the challenges are, and how it differs from REST – all with a generous helping of metaphor about buffets, restaurants, and of course bacon.

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Featuring:

• Kevin Ball – Website, GitHub, LinkedIn, X
• Jerod Santo – GitHub, LinkedIn, Mastodon, X
• Nick Nisi – Website, GitHub, Bluesky, Mastodon, X

Show Notes:

Segment 1:

• Intro to GraphQL


• What is REST


• Github GraphQL API


• GraphQL Schema and Types


• Apollo Codegen


• Nest.js GraphQL


• Hypermedia Driven RESTful APIs

Segment 2:

• Securing your GraphQL api against malicious queries


• GraphQL REST Proxy


• Directives are underrated


• Swagger

Segment 3:

• Github API Mutations


• Apollo Error Handling


• 200 OK! Error Handling in GraphQL


• How to GraphQL


• Introduction to GraphQL


• GraphQL and Gatsby


• GraphQL Fragments


• Relay

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