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# [A Different Api Design Approach](https://gizemulubayam.hashnode.dev/a-different-api-design-approach?utm_source=hashnode&utm_medium=feed)

Facebook developed GraphQL to rebuilt its iOS and Android apps. What is GraphQL? Is it an alternative to RESTful API or could it be replaced with it in the future? In 2012, Facebook decided to rebuilt its iOS and Android applications as native. Since...

Dec 2, 2020 · 18 min read · gizemulubayam.hashnode.dev  
Updated Dec 6, 2020  
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