Carlos EberhardtGraphQL APIs are excellent for frontend developers, providing a simpler interface and more capabilities with a single request. However, this does raise security questions. Here we look at a StepZen feature designed to help address those security concerns.
Roy DerksSQL is the go-to way to interact with relational databases such as PostgreSQL. But you need knowledge about SQL to write raw SQL queries for joining data. With StepZen you can declaratively join tables when building GraphQL instead.
Leonardo LosovizEven if not a programming language itself, GraphQL servers and clients depend on some programming language. Does GraphQL need to support features found in programming languages? This post argues that they should share a common behavior as much as possible.
Dan Debrunner
Bobbie CochraneIn this - Part 2 - of our GraphQL Optimization series, we'll begin an exploration of different techniques. Today we focus on deduplication and reuse, which can help reduce the number of backend requests for an operation.
Roy DerksRSS feeds have been around for a long time. Could it be time to update them to a more modern format? Here we explore how to convert any RSS feed (or SOAP API) to GraphQL.
Dan DebrunnerBobbie CochraneBecause we believe that optimization of GraphQL is important to opening up the aperture for rapid frontend development, in a short series of posts we will explore tips and tricks for optimizing your GraphQL.
Roy DerksThe Firebase Realtime Database is a NoSQL database hosted in the cloud. It does not offer a GraphQL API out of the box, but it has a REST API that you can convert to GraphQL with StepZen.
Leonardo LosovizWe welcome Leo back to the StepZen blog to explore the pros and cons of allowing recursive fragments in the GraphQL Spec.
Lucia CerchieLearn to use GraphQL with StepZen and Edge Middleware with Vercel to create a performant web app.
Roy DerksFor many companies, performance is the main reason to go with GraphQL. But is that a valid argument? In this post we'll compare performance of GraphQL and REST with k6 using StepZen.
Roy DerksWhat's new with StepZen this month? The final week of the StepZen GraphQL Challenge on Devpost.com is approaching, we launched new analytics on the StepZen Dashboard, and StepZen became part of the GraphQL Foundation.
Helen WhelanWe are excited to announce that StepZen has joined the GraphQL Foundation. As a Service Provider and a member of the Foundation, we look forward to collaborating and contributing to this vibrant community.
Lucia CerchieLearn to convert a REST endpoint to GraphQL and deploy it from your phone.
Samuel HillAnalyze individual endpoints and connect to StepZen GraphQL endpoints in seconds with new features in the StepZen Dashboard.
Sridhar RajagopalanInspired by a tweet from Werner Vogels this week this blog explores what it takes to have our software operated for decades after we write it.
Leonardo LosovizThere's much to learn from the GraphQL spec. We're pleased to welcome Leo back to the StepZen blog with part 2 of this series where he documents his learnings about the polymorphic input union type, the order of directives, variables, adding "extensions" to output custom data, support for emojis 😢, and more.
Lucia CerchieCheck out some of StepZen's YouTube content offerings to level up your GraphQL knowledge.
Bobbie Cochrane
Herman CamarenaThe problem of type mismatches is an important issue to address for GraphQL and it has many features that make the mismatch problem less severe. This blog explores how for example the paradigm mismatch between a NoSQL database and GraphQL, or between REST and SQL can be bridged. All signs point to GraphQL becoming the default, strongly typed API layer for accessing all sorts of backends.
Lucia CerchieLearn how to use Deepgram and StepZen to convert the Deepgram REST API into your own GraphQL API and translate audio to text.
Roy DerksFor many companies, performance is the main reason to go with GraphQL. In this post we'll compare the performance of REST and GraphQL, for a GraphQL-ized REST API converted with StepZen.
Roy DerksWe're announcing our 6-week hackathon, "The StepZen GraphQL Challenge"! The challenge brings developers together online to learn and uplevel GraphQL skills.
Anant JhingranFederation and schema stitching are some of the terms used for describing how GraphQL APIs can be combined into a unified layer. This article explores what’s needed to build a unified GraphQL layer, and the various approaches to building the federation layer that many businesses need in order to optimize build-time and runtime for developers and teams.
Roy DerksWhat's new with StepZen this month? The launch of REST2GraphQL.io, DataStax Astra connection and a sneak peek at our upcoming GraphQL Hackathon. Here's the roll-up.
Lucia CerchieThis blog shows three low-code ways to increase your GraphQL development productivity.
Lucia CerchieConvert a REST endpoint to GraphQL by providing the values for the REST endpoint, headers, and parameters in a simple Web interface. No CLI download and no StepZen account required.