Join Pascal and Sabrina on the latest Meta Tech Podcast episode as they discuss the evolution and future of GraphQL. From client-side consistency to innovative APIs, learn how GraphQL is making developers' lives easier and enhancing user experiences. Discover surprising insights into the challenges of building a mobile GraphQL platform and how it's transforming product development at Meta.

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Links

GraphQL: https://graphql.org/
Relay: https://relay.dev/
Sabrina at GraphQL Conf 2024: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PGBC-0E-kco

Timestamps

Intro 0:06
Introduction Sabrina 1:42
Sabrina's team 2:47
What's GraphQL? 3:18
Relay and Mobile GraphQL Clients 4:01
GraphQL Consistency Engine 4:54
Pando Mobile GraphQL Client 7:16
Interfacing with Pando 8:03
Code generation 9:14
Inventing new features 10:43
The hidden complexity behind pagination 11:52
Working inside the GraphQL spec 16:00
Complexity tradeoffs 18:30
State of GraphQL at Meta 21:16
Measuring success 24:58
Optimistic Mutations 27:31
Collaboration model 31:42
Preventing early adoption 34:43
The challenge of migrating FBApp 37:10
What's next for mobile GraphQL? 40:22
Outro 41:54

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