GraphQL vs Restful API,
Created 10 years ago by adnanHey everyone,
Github announced last week that they are rolling out their new API in near future, (now in review) based on GraphQL a relatively new way to compose API, originally built by Facebook.
When Github does this, I see sweeping changes on how APIs will be built from then onwards as GraphQL provides powerful ways to interact with servers / data.
Anyone here have thought about this, or think we should prepare early? 😄
Side note, if you do watch the video you'll see that Github recieved help from Facebook engineers and from Shopify to a large degree to implement the query language, .. is it just me or has the world turned onto it's head to the point that, for-profit companies help each-other as if it has always been the case!!!
I thought Ryan already had an API addon that he hasnt worked on in a while
I was thinking addon type, like in modules, extensions, field_types, .. an api type,
I can think of it as each type would provide essential scaffolds for different api styles (Restful, GraphQL etc), ..
I didn't give it much thought really and it's probably unnecessary, .. Ryan's call
Lol that does sounds like a lie - companies helping each other like that. I love the idea though - when I've built larger APIs in the past it's been based on a query syntax. Just makes sense. Kinda like criteria for models - I don't want a plugin function for everything - I want SAFE access to the API.