There is so much talk about data that it’s almost become a cliché. It’s true that data is being generated at an ever-increasing rate. That increase brings challenges for storing and managing the data, ...

The open source query language GraphQL is the future of APIs, but getting it to hum (and hum at scale) takes some strategizing. Here’s what we’ve learned. As our software-based business has gotten ...

With GraphQL, you get to build whatever API you like and let the client determine what data it wants to access. Just don’t call it a query language Web giants like Facebook and Google are setting a ...

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GraphQL lets you create data access services without writing controllers. Instead of writing procedural code, you declare schemas describing what queries you'll accept and what you're willing to ...

Unlock the full InfoQ experience by logging in! Stay updated with your favorite authors and topics, engage with content, and download exclusive resources. This article introduces practical methods for ...

Anyone who's ever tried to build distributed applications (dApps) on the (Ethereum) blockchain would concur: Although blockchains are conceptually quite close to databases, querying databases feels ...

The name kind of gives it away, but Apollo GraphQL has long focused on helping developers use the GraphQL query language for APIs to integrate data from a variety of services. Over the course of the ...