A Few Things I Wish I'd Known Earlier About GraphQL

Things That Make More Sense in Practice

Unlike REST with its many endpoints, GraphQL typically exposes a single endpoint that handles all requests. Tools like GraphiQL let developers interactively explore and test an API's schema.

Why They Matter

GraphQL was built by Facebook to solve the over-fetching problem in bandwidth-constrained mobile apps. Tutorials often gloss over points like these, but they make a real difference on an actual project.