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A live coding presentation on GraphQL for OSCON 2018

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Getting Great with GraphQL - OSCON 2018

This presentation will go over the basics of the GraphQL query language and how to stand up a GraphQL Server using Apollo Server 2.0.

Send Queries

PhotoShare Demo Instructions

To run the finished project:

  1. Run npm install or yarn to install the dependencies.
  2. Run npm start and open your browser to http://localhost:4000.
  3. Try out a test query with GraphQL Playground. Add the following to the left panel and click "Play":
query {
  allPhotos {
    name
    description
    postedBy {
      name
    }
  }
}

Or check out the project on Glitch!

Remix on Glitch

GraphQL Resources

GraphQL Documentation

  • GraphQL: The main website for the GraphQL project.
  • GraphQL on GitHub: The main GitHub repo for GraphQL's documentation, reference implementation (GraphQL.js), and other related projects
  • GraphQL Spec: GraphQL's specification
  • Apollo Docs: Apollo's documentation
  • GraphQL Community Resources: Links to conference talks, Slack channels, Twitter accounts, blogs, and more, curated by the GraphQL community

GraphQL APIs

GraphQL Clients

  • Apollo Client: The GraphQL client developed by Meteor Development Group
  • Relay: Facebook's GraphQL client library
  • urql: Formidable Labs minimal React Query Library

Presenter Info