> Is someone forcing you to use it against your will? I mean, kind of? My problem with GraphQL isn't necessarily GraphQL itself, but with the sprawl of things

> Is someone forcing you to use it against your will? I mean, kind of? My problem with GraphQL isn't necessarily GraphQL itself, but with the sprawl of things creeping further and further into client-side code. As companies are finding GraphQL to "unlock greater developer productivity", it's becoming more and more expected to have this in our toolkit as "front-end people". There's been a few blog posts recently that I relate to. I feel like I'm at a point in my career where I could "knuckle-down and get good" but I don't actually want to get good at more and more endless technologies. I'd rather be able to define my niche specialization and thrive within that space. [1]: https://bradfrost.com/blog/post/front-of-the-front-end-and-back-of-the-front-end-web-development/ https://bradfrost.com/blog/post/front-of-the-front-end-and-b... [2]: https://www.trysmudford.com/blog/i-think-im-a-design-engineer/ https://www.trysmudford.com/blog/i-think-im-a-design-enginee... [3]: https://notes.baldurbjarnason.com/2021/02/20/the-layers-of.html https://notes.baldurbjarnason.com/2021/02/20/the-layers-of.h...