SESSION + Live Q&A
Parallelizing Product Development with GraphQL
In this talk we will cover how to drive API development forward with the data model as the source of truth using the GraphQL Schema Definition Language. In typical REST approaches, UI development is often blocked on APIs and API development is hampered by not knowing how clients are using the API. With a GraphQL approach the data model is the shared point of communication separating the implementation details of the endpoint from the implementation details of clients. Takeaways from this talk will include practical knowledge of Prisma, Apollo, GraphiQL, and more. The audience will also walk away knowing how to define a new GraphQL API, generate fake data, and communicate API evolution through directives. Whether building a new product, breaking up a monolith, or just plain prototyping GraphQL makes it easier to communicate and verify changes by focusing on data modeling rather than software abstraction.
Speaker
Chris Biscardi
Product Engineer @Honeycomb
Chris is a product engineer currently working at Honeycomb on Observability tools. Before Honeycomb, he spent most of his time independently consulting; taking breaks to build the UI team at Docker and the Design Systems team at Dropbox. In his spare time, Chris builds tools for maintainers...
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Location
Windsor, 5th flr.
Track
JavaScript and Beyond: The Future of the Frontend
Topics
GraphQLAPIJavaScriptSilicon ValleyInterview AvailableHoneycombShare
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