Course Intro for Designing GraphQL Schemas 

Setup an Apollo GraphQL Server with automatic Mocking 

Kicking off a GraphQL Schema Design Process

Naming Conventions for Query Fields in GraphQL

When and Why to use Nullable vs Non-nullable Fields in GraphQL

Evolving a GraphQL Schema incl. Breaking Changes without affecting a Single User

Naming Conventions for Fields with GraphQL Aliases in Mind

Paginate Entries using the Connection Specification

Extending GraphQL Connections with additional Fields and Arguments

Naming top-level Query Fields in GraphQL

Mutation Input and Payload Structure in GraphQL

Design GraphQL Mutations by focusing on the Domain rather than the Data Model 

Optimising GraphQL Mutations for Static Usage

GraphQL Mutations to update Connections

Tradeoffs when designing GraphQL Mutations to update multiple Properties on one Entity

Course Outro for Designing GraphQL Schemas

Designing GraphQL Schemas

In this short clip Nik shares why is story how this course came to be.

Nik Graf: [0:00] Hey, I'm Nik. I've been using GraphQL for years now, but I have to say I'm still excited about it. It makes building mobile and web clients so much easier and the tooling, so good. While GraphQL comes with a type system, in many ways it's more flexible than Rest. Over the years, I learned that this flexibility comes at a cost.

[0:24] I made plenty of mistakes, especially regarding API design. I learned my fair share of lessons. With this course, I want to share them with you. It's an attempt to compile a comprehensive list of tips and design patterns to help you avoiding these mistakes and design GraphQL schemas that stand the test of time.

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Designing GraphQL Schemas

Course Intro for Designing GraphQL Schemas

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