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Jul 2020
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"GraphQL is the bacon that'll make every...

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KBall, Jerod, and Nick Nisi dive into GraphQL -- what it can do, what the challenges are, and how it differs from REST -- all with a generous helping of metaphor about buffets, restaurants, and of course bacon. 
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