GraphQL and Relay with Nick Schrock

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GraphQL is a query language for managing client-server interactions.

Relay is a new way of structuring client applications that co-locates data fetching with view logic.

These technologies complement the paradigm shift of React and other Facebook technologies.

Nick Schrock is the co-creator of GraphQL and an engineer on product infrastructure at Facebook.

Questions

  • How does REST manage client server interaction?
  • Before GraphQL, how did Facebook deal with typical client-server issues?
  • If a developer wants to work with GraphQL, do they need to use Relay as well?
  • Could you describe a mutation in Relay?
  • Why do Relay and GraphQL work nicely with React?
  • How does GraphQL fit into the Flux architecture?

Links

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