Software Engineering Radio - the podcast for professional software developers Episode 530: Tanmai Gopal on GraphQL
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Sep 21, 2022 AI Snips
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GraphQL as Client-Driven API
- GraphQL is an API specification optimized for client-driven data fetching using JSON.
- It emerged to solve inefficiencies like endpoint proliferation and inconsistent data retrieval in REST APIs.
API Challenges That Sparked GraphQL
- Application developers face multiple backend APIs for different data, causing latency and complexity.
- GraphQL emerged to allow clients to get exactly what they need in one consolidated query.
JSON’s Role in GraphQL Popularity
- JSON became the de facto standard for data exchange, which made GraphQL popular.
- GraphQL allows clients to query JSON structures by specifying shapes, enhancing efficiency.