GraphQL for Grown-Ups: Introducing the Technology into an Old Project Without Youth Frameworks
summary
Shows how to add GraphQL to an old, long-lived project without adopting modern client frameworks like Relay, Apollo, or URQL. Describes a pragmatic integration approach that preserves autocomplete, static typing, code generation, linting and documentation while avoiding heavy rewrites or risky integrations (for example, avoiding tight Apollo↔Redux coupling).
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chapters (11)
- 0:00GraphQL for grown-ups
- 2:30Introduction
- 10:29Old project problems
- 16:37GraphQL frameworks
- 23:13Minimal GraphQL client
- 26:26Schema and typing
- 33:56Code generation
- 36:28Testing GraphQL
- 39:42GraphQL integration
- 45:19Summary
- 46:21Q&A
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