ReactFoo 2019

GraphQL is a preferred alternative to REST for API endpoints because of the flexibility it provides in building the contract between UI and services. Apollo client provides a declarative way to query GraphQL endpoint. We will explore how to use Apollo client in React components to get data from remote API endpoint and render component declaratively.

Outline

• What is GraphQL (+ Demo)
• Advantages of using GraphQL instead of REST
• Using GraphQL with redux-saga
• Declarative rendering of component using Apollo client

Requirements

Knowledge of React components with props and state

Speaker bio

Souvik is a JS enthusiasts with 15 years experience in the industry. His day job is to set up a team on React project in Tesco Bengaluru. He loves to code equally well in React as well as in Angular. Currently he is spending a lot of time exploring Conversational UI.