Why GraphQL is a serious alternative to the REST API [Q&A]

GraphQL -- in case you haven't heard of it -- is a rapidly rising query and manipulation language for APIs. It's designed to make APIs fast, flexible and developer-friendly, and it moves the complexity of data fetching from the client to the server side. We spoke to Pete Crocker, director of solutions engineering at OpsMill, to learn why it's increasingly being employed as an alternative to the more established REST API. BN: Let's start at the top, can you give us a quick overview of GraphQL? PC: GraphQL is a relatively new method for creating APIs. Designed to make APIs… [Continue Reading]