What is GraphQL? GraphQL vs REST - Graphql for Beginners

In today's video, we talk about what Graphql is, What problems graphql solves, and what makes graphql different than rest.

In later videos we'll cover schema creation & design, implementing queries and mutations in node, utilizing apollo client to create queries from react, graphql codegen, and hasura.

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00:00 Intro
01:33 What is an API?
04:30 GraphQL vs REST?
09:22 What is GraphQL?

[JohnnysaidWhat]

This is super helpful! Makes sense how this beats a rest api

[kingofgimp]

Cool explanation.. most of my experience is with the REST type. What you're describing helped me to understand db design choices a bit better as well. It seems to me that a shift to graphQL requires a re-thinking of both server (db and api) structure but also client structure. The takeaway for me is that by moving to graph data structures and implementing relational queries on the client side, we can reduce rigidity in design choices, especially for the client. Hopefully that is on track, haha. Thanks for the videos, look forward to more.

[tomgabauer]

Very cool! I have never taken the time to learn GraphQL, and now that I see how powerful it is, I'm going to.

[FromDimenstion]

Hey Mate, Thanks for explaining how powerful the GraphQL is.!! As a FE developer i thought of learning something new, GraphQL and your channel might be the best. pls do post all about GraphQL from installation to creating new app from scratch. Thanks again :)

[TheLegendSpeaker]

How is the startup going? Would love an update