GraphQL Without GraphQL: Backend Agnostic Requests with GraphQL Style Querying

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Claims a usable library that uses the graphql-js parser so UI components can declare GraphQL-style queries and the code maps GraphQL fields to REST/Firebase endpoints, returning only requested fields. Implements HOC/render-prop API, Apollo-like caching and pollInterval, supports mutations and deferred fields, and runs in a React Native app against Firebase. Loses server-side typing and schema introspection and does not magically reduce number of backend round trips.

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1. 0:00Introduction and speaker intro
2. 1:08What is GraphQL and its appeal
3. 3:12GraphQL design principles
4. 8:07When to use parts of GraphQL
5. 13:54Can we just use the query system?
6. 15:59Introducing HalfQL library
7. 21:00Using HalfQL in components
8. 22:48Query deferral and tooling
9. 25:33Real-world usage and Babel Blade
10. 27:42Migration and other tools
11. 28:45Features and future of HalfQL
12. 29:46Why GraphQL query system matters
13. 30:07Q&A and conclusion

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