Dan Hacks compares REST with GraphQL…
Dan Hacks compares REST with GraphQL and gRPC in this guide to each with their pros and cons. Dan shows how each would be used in the typical case of retrieving a user.
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The fastest (headless) WooCommerce on earth…
So they say. Specifically, David Mainayar said in Woo Weekly #399 that it’s the fastest he’s seen, and I imagine he’s seen a lot.
Renato Alves explains why GraphQL and…
Renato Alves explains why GraphQL and WordPress work well together: “…to author a GraphQL API you only need a one-time effort…. and another advantage of using GraphQL is its ease of integration with multiple data sources.” There are some downsides, however. There are some “rough-edges” (like caching), access control, and a “steep learning curve.” Migrating…
Brian Cooksey, an engineer at Zapier, provides…
Brian Cooksey, an engineer at Zapier, provides a fine introduction to GraphQL and other Graph API implementations. He also points out that REST APIs aren’t going anywhere, and it’s nice to know about the pros and cons of other options. There are a few GraphQL wrappers for the WordPress REST API floating around, and that may…
Leonardo Maldonado explains why he thinks why…
Leonardo Maldonado explains why he thinks why GraphQL is the future of APIs. Leonardo has another interesting post on how to write your first React hook.
Lessons for WordPress, from Drupalcon
Drupalcon is happening, and Drupal founder Dries Buytaert has made his keynote slides available. They are highly informative and well worth looking through, even without the presentation audio. I’ll highlight the big items, but seriously just see the slides, because it’s good to peek across the fence (they are also beautiful). Drupal 8 has been in “feature…
Footnotes #456
Issue #456 “One of the marvelous things about community is that it enables us to welcome and help people in a way we couldn’t as individuals.” — Jean Vanier, Community And Growth Howdy! Thinking about WordPress history lately in terms of business and product acquisitions, key investments and hires … it says A LOT about…
