REST vs. GraphQL – A search for evidence on which is better

Re:REST vs. GraphQL – A search for evidence on which is better by valeness on Tuesday December 15, 2020 @02:43PM (#25434155)

Wouldn't it be more resource efficient to traverse the graph ahead of time and prefetch all related resources with a single query?

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Re:REST vs. GraphQL – A search for evidence on which is better by zachrip on Tuesday December 15, 2020 @03:21PM (#25434707)

This is more or less what dataloader accomplishes. Generally speaking when creating a gql service, graph traversal is not app code but library code.

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Re:REST vs. GraphQL – A search for evidence on which is better by zanellato19 on Tuesday December 15, 2020 @03:45PM (#25435012)

Dataloader avoids the N+1 but I wouldn't call it a good solution, you have to twist your app code to make it work. Its an inelegant solution, imo.

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Re:REST vs. GraphQL – A search for evidence on which is better by Aeolun on Wednesday December 16, 2020 @07:32AM (#25441788)

Not more than you’re already twisting it using resolvers? I’ll admit it will look like magic though.

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