No REST for the Wicked. Building a GraphQL

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CargoSense replaces bespoke REST endpoints with GraphQL, implementing a full spec in Elixir as Absinthe on Hex and running it nine months in production. The demo shows exact-response typing, schema introspection, compile-time schema checks, and planned query compilation plus complexity analysis to limit cost. Real-time uses Phoenix channels for subscriptions and chunked responses, with experimental defer and stream directives to send core data fast and stream the rest.

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1. 0:00Introduction to Absinthe
2. 1:02The Need for Composability
3. 2:25Limitations of REST
4. 5:15Introduction to GraphQL
5. 6:58Data Validation Issues
6. 9:02GraphQL Implementation
7. 10:54Scalars and Type Systems
8. 13:07Introspection and Tools
9. 16:06Advanced Caching
10. 17:17Experimental Features
11. 19:41Absinthe Architecture
12. 22:31Execution Model Changes
13. 24:22Future Absinthe Roadmap
14. 27:08Real-time Capabilities
15. 29:38Q&A Session

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