Creating a data driven application with Apollo and GraphQL

GraphQL is a new API specification from Facebook that caters data fetching to your specific needs. But how can you use it for custom web applications? Enter Apollo; a framework that helps you bring data from your graph and to your UI.

In this workshop, you’ll learn how to build a full-stack web application using the following technologies: Apollo, GraphQL, and React hooks.

-- Agenda --
6:00 - 6:45 Food, beverages, networking
6:45 - 7:40 Presentation
7:40 - 7:50 Questions
7:50 - 8:00 Open Mic & Announcements (1 min maximum per person)

-- About the speaker --
Marian Lumba is a front end developer at Demosphere, a tech company for sports organizations. Besides building progressive web apps with full-stack Javascript, she likes to organize meetups through Women Who Code, explore new restaurants, and travel around the world.

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-- How do you get here? --
Metro (highly recommended): Metro Center Station(Blue, Orange, Red, Silver) is one block away.

Parking: The garage at the building 1325 G Street is open 24/7. Alternatively, there are 4 parking garages that are open until 11:00 PM on weekdays. Guests can park in the garages at 1425 New York Avenue NW, 1455 F Street NW, 1450 H Street NW, or 815 14th Street NW. You can use spot hero to reserve parking.