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Michael Dyer Presenting at WordCamp Miami – March 23rd

Written by Patrick Dyer | Mar 15, 2017 6:36:49 PM

If you are in Miami on March 23rd, you won’t want to miss the WordCamp Miami event. DigitalEra and Trapezoid’s Michael Dyer will be leading a session “Intro to GraphQL for REST Developers”.

The session will be technical in nature, but focused on fundamentals. Attendees will walk away with a solid understanding of key concepts.

Class outline is below, and you can register here:

GraphQL is a data query language developed by Facebook that provides a powerful alternative to traditional REST. In this session Mr. Dyer will provide a walkthrough of the GQL architecture and community, including:

  • The differences and benefits of GraphQL vs REST
  • Demonstrate GQL queries (your first 15 minutes with GQL)
  • See how to query `through` your data
  • Discuss schema design and architecture
  • GQL client alternatives

For more info: https://2017.miami.wordcamp.org/speakers/