GraphQL Will Do To REST What JSON Did To XML

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Shows how GraphQL (with Apollo and the GraphQL Playground) can consolidate many REST calls into a single schema that returns exactly the fields a page needs, demonstrated by querying product data, reviews, offers, subscriptions and running mutations. Describes an end-to-end implementation connecting a CMS to backend resolvers and calls out real costs: nested queries can hurt database performance, caching and versioning become harder, and tooling matters — npm download counts are cited as adoption evidence.

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1. 0:00Introduction
2. 1:53REST API limits
3. 3:59Over/underfetching issues
4. 6:06GraphQL single endpoint
5. 10:17Flexible queries power
6. 13:25Live demo: Apollo queries
7. 16:15GraphQL parameters
8. 19:55Realtime updates with subscriptions
9. 23:09GraphQL vs REST performance
10. 26:48GraphQL growth
11. 29:13Caching and optimization
12. 31:18Developer resources
13. 32:02Q&A

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