REST easy, GraphQL is here

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
• Jerod Santo – GitHub, LinkedIn, Mastodon, X
• Suz Hinton – GitHub, Mastodon, X

Show Notes:

• John’s intro to the GraphQL Guide
• Get the GraphQL Guide (beta)
• The Changelog #255: Why is GraphQL so cool?
• The Changelog #297: Prisma and the GraphQL data layer

Something missing or broken? PRs welcome!