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Thomas FrisendalVisual Design of GraphQL Datahttps://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4842-3904-9_1

1. Visual Design of GraphQL Data

Thomas Frisendal1 
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Copenhagen S, Denmark
 

What Is GraphQL and Why Is Design Important?

GraphQL is getting a lot of interest. GraphQL is a Facebook open source project that has its primary information site at http://graphql.org/ .1

My interest is the relationship between GraphQL and design. That relationship is certainly very real. In graphql.org’s own words:

“Describe what’s possible with a type system. GraphQL APIs are organized in terms of types and fields, not endpoints. Access the full capabilities of your data from a single endpoint. GraphQL uses types to ensure apps only ask for what’s possible and ...

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