"Benefits of Idiomatic Code First GraphQL Development" by Derek Kuc

GraphQL is a query language for APIs and a runtime for fulfilling those requests with your existing data. In the GraphQL world, the schema plays a central role as it defines all the fields and types that can be queried by the clients. This makes GraphQL APIs extremely powerful as clients use this information to custom tailor their queries to only ask for the data they need.

There are two approaches to building a GraphQL server - starting with an SDL and providing matching resolver logic OR by generating schema directly from the source code. In this talk we'll explore some of the benefits of idiomatic code first GraphQL development backed by examples using GraphQL Kotlin implementation. See how idiomatic code first approach can lead to a better developer experience and make your GraphQL APIs more consistent and easier to maintain.