73: Mobile GraphQL at Meta in 2025
Notas del episodio
Join Pascal and Sabrina on the latest Meta Tech Podcast episode as they discuss the evolution and future of GraphQL. From client-side consistency to innovative APIs, learn how GraphQL is making developers' lives easier and enhancing user experiences. Discover surprising insights into the challenges of building a mobile GraphQL platform and how it's transforming product development at Meta.
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Links
GraphQL: https://graphql.org/
Relay: https://relay.dev/
Sabrina at GraphQL Conf 2024: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PGBC-0E-kco
Timestamps
Intro 0:06
Introduction Sabrina 1:42
Sabrina's team 2:47
What's GraphQL? 3:18
Relay and Mobile GraphQL Clients 4:01
GraphQL Consistency Engine 4:54
Pando Mobile GraphQL Client 7:16
Interfacing with Pando 8:03
Code generation 9:14
Inventing new features 10:43
The hidden complexity behind pagination 11:52
Working inside the GraphQL spec 16:00
Complexity tradeoffs 18:30
State of GraphQL at Meta 21:16
Measuring success 24:58
Optimistic Mutations 27:31
Collaboration model 31:42
Preventing early adoption 34:43
The challenge of migrating FBApp 37:10
What's next for mobile GraphQL? 40:22
Outro 41:54