E14 | A Conversation about GraphQL | Gerard Klijs

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In this episode, I chat with Gerard Klijs, a microservices developer who contributes to open source GraphQL projects, all about GraphQL, including subscriptions, queries and mutations.

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Questions Asked

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• Tell us about your background.
  
• Explain what a microservice is.
  
• Can microservices be hosted in AWS Lambda?
  
• What do you like the most about GraphQL?
  
• What is introspection?
  
• What's the difference between REST and GraphQL?
  
• Tell us about over fetching and under fetching in REST APIs.
  
• What are some challenges with GraphQL?
  
• Is GraphQL language agnostic?
  
• Is GraphQL protocol agnostic?
  
• Can GraphQL be used as a "front end" to combine multiple data sources?
  
• What is a GraphQL schema?
  
• What are GraphQL queries?
  
• What are GraphQL mutations?
  
• What are GraphQL subscriptions?
  
• What is a scalar in GraphQL?
  
• What is an object in GraphQL?
  
• What are input types in GraphQL?
  
• What are fragments in GraphQL?
  
• What are resolvers in GraphQL?
  
• What are enums in GraphQL?
  
• What are interfaces in GraphQL?
  
• Tell us about Apollo, Yoga and other tools available for GraphQL.
  
• What tools do you need to run and implement GraphQL?