Jozi.rb - Nelson Pascoal on Building APIs using GraphQL
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GraphQL is a query language for your API, and a server-side runtime for executing queries by using a type system you define for your data. GraphQL isn't tied to any specific database or storage engine and is instead backed by your existing code and data. Sometimes REST just doesn't feel like the right fit for your app, or maybe you need to build a flexible and easy-to-query API. GraphQL is definitely something you should have as an option in your toolbox. Let's have a look at how you can leverage GraphQL in your Ruby/Rails web apps and when GraphQL might just be the right fit.
We're meeting at Warm&Glad and looking to get started at 19:00.
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