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GraphQL Fundamentals

Introduction
GraphQL is the better REST
Core Concepts
Big Picture (Architecture)

Advanced GraphQL

Clients
Server
More GraphQL Concepts
Tooling and Ecosystem
Security
Common Questions
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The Fullstack Tutorial for GraphQL

The free and open-source tutorial to learn all around GraphQL to go from zero to production.

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Start with Introduction

GraphQL Fundamentals

42 MIN TOTAL

In the first chapter, you’ll learn about the core concepts of GraphQL.

Advanced GraphQL (optional)

Read this chapter to get a broader understanding of the GraphQL ecosystem.

Introduction
5 MIN
GraphQL is the better REST
12 MIN
Core Concepts
15 MIN
Big Picture (Architecture)
10 MIN
Clients
Server
+4 more chapters

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graphql.js

Build your own GraphQL server with Node.js, graphql-yoga and Prisma

Introduction
Getting Started
A Simple Query
A Simple Mutation
Adding a Database
Connecting Server and Database with the Prisma Client
Authentication
Realtime GraphQL Subscriptions
Filtering, Pagination & Sorting
Summary

What you'll build: A Hackernews clone

Start from scratch and build a fully-featured Hackernews clone with one of the detailed step-by-step tutorials. Use the programming language and framework of your choice!

Learn about best practices

Detailed instructions & explanations

From scratch to production

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How to GraphQL was created by Prisma and many amazing contributors. It's open-source and free of charge.

Brent Vatne

Expo

Radoslav Stankov

graphql-ruby

Ben Wilson

graphql-elixir

Lee Byron

Advisor & Feedback

Jonatas Baldin

graphene

Abhi Aiyer

Videos

Sashko

GraphQL Server & Tooling

Nikolas Burk

GraphQL Introduction, Relay, Apollo

Bruce Williams

graphql-elixir

Maira Bello

graphql.js

Nilan Marktanner

Reviews & Feedback

Bojan Tomić

graphql-java

Johannes Schickling

Organization

Tim Suchanek

Website implementation

Julian Bauer

Design

Christian Joudrey

Reviews & Feedback

Marc-André Giroux

Tooling and Ecosystem, Security

Matt Dionis

vue-apollo

Devan Beitel

ember-apollo

Boubacar Barry

angular-apollo

Mariusz Nosiński

Sangria - Scala

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Here is an overview of all the tutorials and their contents that you find on this site.

GraphQL Fundamentals

Introduction
GraphQL is the better REST
Core Concepts
Big Picture (Architecture)

Advanced GraphQL

Clients
Server
More GraphQL Concepts
Tooling and Ecosystem
Security
Common Questions

React + Apollo

Introduction
Getting Started
Queries: Loading Links
Mutations: Creating Links
Routing
Authentication
More Mutations and Updating the Store
Filtering: Searching the List of Links
Realtime Updates with GraphQL Subscriptions
Pagination
Summary

React + Relay

Introduction
Getting Started
Queries: Loading Links
Mutations: Creating Links
Routing
Authentication
More Mutations and Updating the Store
Realtime Updates with Subscriptions
Pagination
Summary

NodeJS

Introduction
Getting Started
A Simple Query
A Simple Mutation
Adding a Database
Connecting Server and Database with the Prisma Client
Authentication
Realtime GraphQL Subscriptions
Filtering, Pagination & Sorting
Summary

All Frontend Tutorials

React + Apollo

All Backend Tutorials

graphql-node
graphql-elixir
graphql-ruby
graphql-java
graphql-python
graphql-scala
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