Using Netlify Dev with Apollo Server Lambda: An Appreciation
July 30, 2019A little over a year ago, we needed to publish the GraphQL Workshop website and decided to use Netlify for hosting. Before we could deploy the site, I needed to set up the security certificate to enable HTTPS. Pre-Netlify, this used to take forever, so I carved out some time on the…
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A Quick Intro to Apollo Client
July 16, 2019A few months ago, we posted an article about how to fetch data from a GraphQL API . In it, we looked at the Snowtooth API , a fake ski resort with a real GraphQL API, and we were able to send queries to get data and send mutations to change data. We all had a great time. Now that a…
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Getting Started with Node.js
July 11, 2019It has been 8 years since we made the decision to build everything using JavaScript and Node.js. It was a good decision. It has been a lot of fun watching JavaScript, Node, and React explode in popularity. There are great opportunities out there for JavaScript professionals these days…
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GitHub Authorization with GraphQL and Apollo Server
June 21, 2019Authorizing and authenticating users is an important part of building web applications. We need to know who the users are and what they are allowed to see. With a GraphQL app, how do we make sure that a user is allowed to see content? We need to authenticate them to make sure that we…
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Enhancing GraphQL Schemas with Interfaces
June 13, 2019At the heart of any GraphQL project is a schema, a document that describes all of the types, queries, mutations, and subscriptions that are available on the API. In addition to these basic types, the GraphQL schema definition language provides us with a way to create an interface…
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Using Apollo React Hooks
May 31, 2019by Alex Banks We spent years in Chicago performing late night, low-class improv comedy to audiences who were completely wasted. It's a commonly known improv fact that being a pirate in a scene is a hacky thing to do, but we know our way around pirates. If you were to ask me, what do…
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ReactJS Girls Conf Recap & Videos
May 21, 2019by Eve Porcello A few weeks ago, I had the distinct pleasure of being the MC for ReactJS Girls Conf in London. Thanks to the organizers and to Steve Ballmer . The ReactJS Girls organization started a year or so ago, and they've put together meetups and community events in London and…
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