A weekly newsletter of the best news, articles and projects about GraphQL

Francielle offers a beginner-friendly introduction to GraphQL queries, explaining how to construct and execute them. It covers the basics of selecting fields, passing arguments, using aliases and fragments, and handling errors. The author also provides practical examples and tips to help readers get started with writing their own queries.

Jens analyzes the growth of GraphQL, REST, and OpenAPI from 2019 to 2023 based on several data sources and surveys. It compares these technologies' adoption rates and preferences among developers, organizations, and industries and identifies key factors driving their usage. The article also highlights some challenges and opportunities in the API landscape and predicts that GraphQL and OpenAPI will continue to gain momentum in the coming years.

The escape team discusses the pros and cons of disabling introspection in GraphQL, a feature that allows clients to query the schema of an API. The author explains why some developers may want to turn off introspection for security or performance reasons and outlines the potential drawbacks of doing so, such as hindering API testing and client development. The article also suggests alternative approaches to mitigate the risks of exposing sensitive schema information.