What is and how to use GraphQL

I have heard about GraphQL long ago, but did not get enough time or opportunity to actually use it. But lately, I have had a good reason and time to learn it.

In a simple terms, GraphQL is better REST.

GraphQL can do everything REST can but it’s more efficient and seems obvious than REST.

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What I found about GraphQL?

• Proposed and used by world’s leading company Facebook.
• Used by facebook, github, shopify, pinterest, coursera and many more.
• Open Source
• It’s a specification just like REST. you can create your own implementation given time.
• Prisma and apollo is a great tool to get started with GraphQL.
• Works with any technology just like REST.
• Seems the obivious candidate to replace REST in near future.

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Useful links

For more information, follow this link.

For tutorial, follow this link.