Matt Bessey, a Principal Engineer and Software Architect, shares his frustrations with GraphQL after six years of experience. He discusses the complexities of GraphQL, including its security vulnerabilities and performance issues compared to traditional REST APIs. The conversation highlights the nuances of authorization in GraphQL and the risks associated with query parsing. Bessey also explores the future of API design, advocating for a user-centric approach and critiquing the trend towards superficial programming education.

Andreas Kling steps back from SerenityOS & forks Ladybird, Vhyrro introduces a 'static effect system', Matt Bessey is done with GraphQL, Marc-Andre Giroux still sees value in GraphQL, discussing open source app failure, AI for incident management, and persisted queries in GraphQL API development.

Guests discuss controversial iOS app incident, project forks, static effect systems in programming, evolving perspectives on GraphQL, and the significance of persisted queries in GraphQL API development