45m ago · 2 min read · Apollo Client reference — normalized cache, mutations, subscriptions, and codegen. The normalized cache is the key feature Apollo stores query results normalized by __typename + id. Every User with id: "123" is stored once in the cache as User:123. A...
Join discussion10h ago · 2 min read · GraphQL patterns that trip people up — and the N+1 fix everyone needs. Always use named queries with variables # Never: string-interpolated queries (injection risk + no caching) # Always: named queries with typed variables query GetUser($id: ID!) { ...
Join discussion3d ago · 17 min read · Part I: Core Architecture & Data Persistence The Offline-First Philosophy Offline-first is an architectural paradigm that treats network connectivity as an enhancement rather than a prerequisite. It r
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Mar 3 · 9 min read · GraphQL Testing Strategies: Schema, Resolver, and Integration Testing Testing GraphQL APIs is fundamentally different from testing REST. With REST, each endpoint has a fixed request/response shape -- you test the endpoint, you've tested the contract....
Join discussionMar 3 · 7 min read · GraphQL Development Tools and Ecosystem GraphQL gives you a typed schema, flexible queries, and a single endpoint. But it also gives you a new category of tooling to learn: schema design tools, code generators, client libraries, IDE extensions, and t...
Join discussionMar 3 · 10 min read · Code Generation Tools: When Codegen Helps and When It Creates Tech Debt Code generation sits on a spectrum. On one end, you have tools that generate types from a schema -- strictly additive, easy to regenerate, hard to screw up. On the other end, you...
Join discussionMar 3 · 11 min read · API Design Best Practices: REST vs GraphQL vs gRPC Choosing an API paradigm is one of the most consequential early decisions in a project. Get it right, and your API becomes a pleasure to use. Get it wrong, and you'll spend years working around the l...
Join discussionFeb 28 · 2 min read · GraphQL for Drupal 5.0.0-beta2 (tagged on February 19, 2026) is a meaningful beta step: it fixes a cacheability metadata gap in current:user query results and adds node preview URL support in route-based entity resolution. What Changed in 5.0.0-beta2...
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Feb 23 · 4 min read · If you're using Hashnode's GraphQL API to fetch your blog posts for a custom frontend (like a React or Next.js portfolio), you've probably run into this incredibly frustrating issue: You publish a new
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