A No Nonsense GraphQL and REST Comparison

Phil Sturgeon

Friday 11 August 2017 from 09:00 to 09:50

Talk in English - US at Northeast PHP 2017
Track Name: API
View Slides: https://talks.philsturgeon.uk/instances/nephp-17/a-no-nonsense-graphql-rest-comparison/html/
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GraphQL is incorrectly considered by some to be a "replacement" to REST. GraphQL is a newer concept, being released by Facebook publicly in 2015, whereas REST was a dissertation published by Roy Fielding in 2000, popularized by companies like Twitter (quite inaccurately) in 2006.
This article aims to cover a few notable differences, and make the following points:

1. REST and GraphQL are totally different
2. GraphQL isn't a magic bullet, nor is it "better"
3. You can definitely use both at the same time
4. GraphQL is dope if used for the right thing

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Philippe Gamache at 10:35 on 11 Aug 2017

Interesting.

Kris Olafson at 12:39 on 12 Aug 2017

Pretty interesting subject and offered a level headed point of view.