Designing GraphQL Schemas - Avoid the Downsides of GraphQL's Flexibility

Designing GraphQL Schemas - Avoid the Downsides of GraphQL's Flexibility

Explore the intricacies of designing effective GraphQL schemas in this 33-minute conference talk from React Advanced 2019. Delve into the potential pitfalls of GraphQL's flexibility and learn actionable strategies to avoid common schema design mistakes. Discover how to implement explicit naming, utilize hashbangs, handle nullable fields, and leverage Relay cursor connections. Gain insights on the limitations of cursors and the proper use of page info. Through practical examples and comparisons of different design patterns, acquire valuable knowledge to create and extend robust GraphQL schemas for various business applications.