REST easy, GraphQL is here (Changelog Interviews #316)

In this special rebroadcast of JS Party, Jerod and Suz talk with John Resig about how he’s using GraphQL at Khan Academy, some of the mistakes and successes using GraphQL, John’s feelings on jQuery, and community Q&A.

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Featuring:

• John Resig – Website, GitHub, X
• Suz Hinton – GitHub, Mastodon, X
• Jerod Santo – GitHub, LinkedIn, Mastodon, X

Show Notes:

• John’s intro to the GraphQL Guide - Introduction by John Resig, author of GraphQL Guide
• Get the GraphQL Guide (beta) - Link to the Ebook & Training information on GraphQL, with a free tshirt for full edition Ebook readers
• The Changelog #255: Why is GraphQL so cool? - Link to the GraphQL Podcast
• The Changelog #297: Prisma and the GraphQL data layer - Link to the Prisma and GraphQL Data Layer

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