GraphQL
Created by Facebook, implemented in their mobile app in 2012 and open-sourced in 2015. It is rapidly becoming the standard for API-based data access.
Typical REST APIs require loading from multiple URLs, GraphQL APIs get all the data your app needs in a single request. Apps using GraphQL can be quick even on slow cellular connections.
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A GraphQL schema sets a single source of truth in a GraphQL application. It offers an organization a way to federate its entire API.
GraphQL’s dynamic query capabilities virtually eliminate an entire class of software development dedicated to parsing RESTful APIs to meet custom application development needs.
REST forces incessant coordination of efforts between front-end (client) & back-end (services) teams, which dramatically slows development & increases the stress level of all involved. GraphQL changes the game for both front-end & back-end teams.
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GraphQL APIs are organized in terms of the data they provision, not endpoints.
Developers can access the full capabilities of their data from a single endpoint.
GraphQL uses types to ensure apps only ask for what’s possible and provide clear and helpful errors.
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GraphQL allows front-end developers to query and mutate the data without having to make requests for custom endpoints to back-end developers.
Minimize the need for having backend developers perform low-value work.
Leverage our powerful GraphQL engine to allow your developers to move faster without dependencies on backend teams.
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GraphQL enables a graph for exchange of data between your client and server applications.
REST forces incessant coordination of efforts between front-end (client) & back-end (services) teams, which dramatically slows development & increases the stress level of all involved. GraphQL changes the game for both front-end & back-end teams.
GraphQL queries can return data across your entire relational model and return them in a single request in the form of a JSON object. Applications utilizing GraphQL can be fast even on slower mobile network connections.
Large and growing community has release popular GraphQL Developer Tools
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Building professional-grade applications is hard. 8base’s mission is to create a platform that abstracts backend complexity in support of professional-grade web and mobile applications. When using 8base, developers focus their efforts on the frontend and data model, rather than complex architectural, infrastructure, database, and common application service tasks.
When using 8base, non-developers can build and maintain powerful web and mobile applications with a small team, even a team of one. 8base also provides design and development talent in support of organizations that prefer to have our team take the lead.
GraphQL is an open-source data query and manipulation language for APIs, and a runtime for fulfilling queries with existing data. GraphQL was developed internally by Facebook in 2012 before being publicly released in 2015.
Modern application architecture commonly dictates separation of frontend and backend, connected via API endpoint(s). 8base's GraphQL engine automatically provisions most common database operations and makes them securely available to frontend developers, largely eliminating the need for backend developer involvement and empowering front-end developers to do most of the work in building professional-grade applications. This architecture and platform capability provides a strategic advantage to businesses that employ it by allowing them to develop faster with less cost, fewer resources, and iterate in a more agile fashion.
8base is a new kind of Backend-as-a-Service. It combines the approachability of Google Firebase with the sophistication of far more expensive, enterprise-grade platforms.
Here’s more:
No. 8base leverages Amazon Web Services (AWS) for its required cloud resources.
Backend-as-a-Service (BaaS) is a cloud service delivery model in which developers and businesses delegate the behind-the-scenes aspects of a web or mobile application so that they only have to write and maintain the frontend. 8base provides numerous backend services including database, storage, serverless computing, authentication, notifications and more all exposed through a single GraphQL API endpoint.
8base has very broad applications but there are a few areas where other types of solutions may be better suited. Some of these include:
A Backend-as-a-Service (BaaS) is a form of a low-code development platform. Modern software application architecture dictates a separation between backend and frontend applications with an API endpoint(s) connecting the two. BaaS is a low-code backend and API that can be utilized by frontend web and mobile applications.
Serverless computing is a method of providing backend services on an as-used basis, similar to how an electrical utility provides power for customers. 8base's Serverless architecture allows users to write and deploy code without the hassle of worrying about the underlying infrastructure. Customers are only charged based on their computation and do not have to reserve and pay for a fixed amount of bandwidth or number of servers. As user and system demand grows, the computational environment auto-scales.
The 8base Platform itself is used by developers. The most common type of developer is one with front-end or mobile development skills - 8base allows a front-end or mobile developer to build fully-functional software without needing any/much help from developers, DevOps, architects or database administrators.
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