Module 2 Introduction

Introduction to Module 2.0.

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Module 2 Introduction
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We've created a RESTful API to interact with our mock data. A common question is why would one need GraphQL?

GraphQL is a query language for APIs and was originally created to help client-side applications dictate the data they need before they request it. We thought the best way to introduce GraphQL would be to compare a real REST and GraphQL API that achieves the same outcome.

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  • [00:00 - 00:05] So far, we created a RESTful API to interact with our mock data. So what is this GraphQL thing?

    [00:06 - 00:26] >> Well, GraphQL is a query language for APIs. GraphQL was originally created to help client-side applications dictate the data they need before they requested. We thought the best way to introduce GraphQL would be to compare a real REST and GraphQL API that achieves the same outcome.

    [00:27 - 00:40] >> That's right. In this module, we will explain what GraphQL is, compare GitHub's REST and GitHub's GraphQL APIs. Finally, we'll dive deeper into the core concepts of GraphQL.