From REST to GraphQL: A 20-Minute Adventure
summary
A Java engineering talk examines replacing REST endpoints with GraphQL at Kinopoisk: it describes problems with many thin or thick REST endpoints and shows how a unified data model and query language (GraphQL) can address those issues. The presentation evaluates GraphQL’s pros and cons, demonstrates concrete solutions and technical challenges encountered during migrating a large project between technology stacks, and outlines the migration process and future evolution of the system.
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chapters (12)
- 0:00Introduction
- 1:03REST architecture problems
- 4:54What is GraphQL
- 7:18GraphQL implementation challenges
- 8:21Data model design
- 11:34N+1 problem and batch loading
- 14:23Query complexity limits
- 26:24Query cost and explain plan
- 32:31Monitoring and metrics
- 35:39Performance optimization
- 38:50GraphQL adoption results
- 40:19Q&A
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