Learning GraphQL - Declarative Data Fetching For Modern Web Apps

299 Pages·2018·3.64 MB·English

by  Eve Porcello

Learning GraphQL
Declarative Data Fetching for Modern Web Apps
Eve Porcello and Alex Banks
Learning GraphQL
by Eve Porcello and Alex Banks
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Preface
Acknowledgments
This book would not be a book without the help of many phenomenal people. It
started with the idea from Ally MacDonald, our editor for Learning React, who
encouraged us to write Learning GraphQL. We were then very lucky to get to
work with Alicia Young, who shepherded the book to its printing. Thanks to
Justin Billing, Melanie Yarbrough, and Chris Edwards who sanded off all of the
rough edges during an extremely thorough production edit.
Throughout the process, we were fortunate to get feedback from Peggy Rayzis
and Sashko Stubailo from the Apollo team who shared their insights and hot tips
about the latest features. Thanks also to Adam Rackis, Garrett McCullough, and
Shivi Singh, who were excellent technical editors.
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