The Quest to learn GraphQL

This is just a bunch of notes taken while learning about GraphQL.

What is graphql

• http://graphql.org/
• https://www.quora.com/What-problem-does-GraphQL-solve

There is graphql in different languages such as golang, nodejs and ruby among others.

• Ruby

• https://github.com/rmosolgo/graphql-ruby

• https://github.com/Shopify/graphql-batch

• Nodejs

  • Join Monster video
  • Join Monster repo
  • DataLoader

Who uses it?

• Shopify
• Github
• Facebook

Performance

Can we get a sense on how to measure it or what to expect?

Related resoures

• https://www.slideshare.net/yann_s/performance-optimisation-with-graphql

Data Joins

• How do you join two tables?
• How do you join two databases?
• How do you join an external service with a table output?
• Does this questions make sense?

Security

• How does authentication and authorization fit here?

Logging

• What kind of logging do you get out of the box?

Caching

• Do we need caching?
• Where does caching fit in the picture?

Resources

• GraphQL best practices

Alternatives

• http://react-etc.net/entry/beyond-rest-graphql-vs-falcor
• https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=9473753