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World Congress 2024 • Aug 29, 2024 • Session details

The Great API Debate: REST, GraphQL, or gRPC?

Alexis Yushin

Is GraphQL secretly leaking your business logic? Stop treating APIs as mere transport decisions and master the core architectural trade-offs between REST, GraphQL, and gRPC.

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#1 about 7 min

Defining developer productivity in traditional software development

Measuring success through rapid problem solving and minimizing future technical debt.

#2 about 2 min

Core benefits of using application programming interfaces

Using APIs to compartmentalize software complexity and improve system scalability.

#3 about 3 min

Historical evolution from remote procedure calls to modern protocols

Understanding the transition from early remote procedures to modern protocols provides context for architectural decisions.

#4 about 3 min

Identifying users and common architectural use cases for APIs

Mapping API adoption across different engineering roles highlights specialized structural needs.

#5 about 4 min

Enforcing clean architecture principles through domain driven design

Separating business logic from presentation layers helps maintain structured and reliable software components.

#6 about 3 min

Architectural mapping of resources across different API protocols

Analyzing how REST, GraphQL, and gRPC enforce logical system contracts guides architectural design.

#7 about 4 min

Evaluating benefits and drawbacks of common API formats

Balancing the self-documenting nature of REST against specific data retrieval tradeoffs reveals optimal usage.

#8 about 2 min

Accelerating development timelines using strictly typed REST APIs

Generating front end clients automatically from defined backend data models accelerates project delivery.

#9 about 2 min

Selecting an appropriate API type based on specific project constraints

Matching structural platform requirements with capabilities dictates technical direction.

#10 about 2 min

Analyzing recursive queries, performance metrics, and service communication

Addressing query bombs and structural bottlenecks ensures reliable microservice performance.

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Evaluating architectural trade-offs between REST and gRPC

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Choosing between gRPC and REST for specific use cases

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Comparing GraphQL capabilities against the JSON API standard

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