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Sending redundant data feels wrong but responses can (sometimes) be cached and messages compressed. I thought that the main advantages to Falcor or GraphQL was
by benjaminjosephw 10y ago
Sending redundant data feels wrong but responses can (sometimes) be cached and messages compressed. I thought that the main advantages to Falcor or GraphQL was around reducing network calls and querying multiple data sources from one endpoint.
If the same type and structure of data is requested with only variations in which fields consumers are actually using, isn't traditional REST still a good/better fit?
- yen223 10y agoTo me, the biggest benefit of adopting GraphQL was its strong-type system, which made communicating API specs between the client and server much more transparent The reduction in network calls is an incidental bonus - most of the time you won't see it.