REST easy, GraphQL is here (JS Party #38)

Jerod and Suz talk with John Resig about how he’s using GraphQL at Khan Academy, some of the mistakes and successes using GraphQL, John’s feelings on jQuery, and community Q&A.

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Featuring:

• John Resig – Website, GitHub, X
• Jerod Santo – Website, GitHub, LinkedIn, Mastodon, X
• Suz Hinton – GitHub, Mastodon, X

Show Notes:

• John’s intro to the GraphQL Guide
• Get the GraphQL Guide (beta)
• The Changelog #255: Why is GraphQL so cool?
• The Changelog #297: Prisma and the GraphQL data layer

Something missing or broken? PRs welcome!