REST, GraphQL, gRPC, Webhooks: when to use each?
summary
Compares REST, GraphQL, gRPC and Webhooks by explaining how each works and listing their advantages, disadvantages and differences. Gives guidance on which technology to choose for different contexts by evaluating them against concrete usage scenarios.
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chapters (19)
- 0:00Introduction
- 1:27Protocol history
- 6:41Choosing a protocol: trade-offs
- 8:08E-commerce use case
- 9:13REST: principles
- 12:46REST: pros and cons
- 15:14When to use REST
- 16:17gRPC: origin
- 22:37gRPC: pros and use cases
- 25:42Why gRPC
- 27:25GraphQL: origin
- 30:17GraphQL operations
- 33:04GraphQL: pros and challenges
- 35:57When to choose GraphQL
- 38:04Webhooks: principle
- 41:34Webhooks: pros and limits
- 42:59Why Webhooks
- 43:42Summary and recommendations
- 45:06Conclusion
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