Beyond Boilerplate Resolvers: A Compiler-Based Approach to Building GraphQL APIs

Hey Everyone! We're partnering with ReactATL, Modern Web Atl, and Atlanta JavaScript Meetup to host Rob Dominguez from Hasura!

Beyond Boilerplate Resolvers: A Compiler-Based Approach to Building GraphQL APIs

Building CRUD APIs is boring. Operating APIs at scale is hard. GraphQL is easy to consume but hard to create and expose. REST APIs have their own challenges. As a backend engineer, how do you escape this loop of writing a lot of boilerplate code and optimizing for performance and security?

In this talk, we will go over the complexities of creating a GraphQL API and how the compiler-based approach to APIs can accelerate 60-70% of your API work.

Key Takeaways:

• Why GraphQL is hard
• Resolver vs. compiler approach
• Automating CRUD APIs with the Hasura GraphQL Engine
• Writing non-trivial business logic code in Node
• Performance benchmarks

Are you navigating the complexities of GraphQL API creation and striving for high performance in your Node backend stack? Whether you're a GraphQL enthusiast, a Node developer, or someone striving for optimal API performance, this talk will equip you enough to accelerate your API creation journey and focus on meaningful backend work.