Tag: GraphQL

GraphQL: From Excitement to Deception

Are you wondering if you should use GraphQL in your project? Do your developers fight over arguments like “GraphQL is the future” and “REST is just simpler”? I had endless discussions with my team that I will summarize here. Disclaimer: GraphQL is trendy, and you will find...

NestJS: The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly

In the past years, I have developed numerous applications using NestJS, which have been utilized by hundreds, thousands, and even millions of customers throughout Europe. These applications were built in teams of different sizes, including start-ups, scale-ups, and corporate organizations. From modu...

Create a GraphQL Query With a REST Endpoint As a Data Source

In this short article, let’s look at how we could create a simple graphQL query that fetches data from a RESTful endpoint. We’ll use Node.js and Apollo Server for this purpose. In this article, we’ll look at a simple Users resource as an example. The aim of this write-...

REST API vs. GraphQL: Unraveling the Web of APIs

In the vast landscape of web development, two superheroes have emerged to battle it out for the crown of API supremacy: REST and GraphQL.  But fear not, fellow developers, for in this blog, we’ll break down the battle between these two contenders and help you decide which one suits your n...

GraphQL: From Excitement to Deception

Are you wondering if you should use GraphQL in your project? Do your developers fight over arguments like “GraphQL is the future” and “REST is just simpler”? I had endless discussions with my team that I will summarize here. Disclaimer: GraphQL is trendy, and you will find...

GraphQL Federation for Cross-domain Bliss

As your system architecture evolves due to the increasing demands of usage, a growing user base, and new functionality, it becomes inevitable for your engineers to organize themselves along the lines of the main domains of your business. And when those domains become too unwieldy to manage within...