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Explore GraphQL, a powerful type system for APIs, in this 48-minute conference talk from Scala Days Copenhagen 2017. Discover how GraphQL provides an efficient alternative to REST APIs, emphasizing precise data retrieval and introspection. Learn about its high-performance capabilities, especially beneficial for mobile applications. Delve into GraphQL's type system and its seamless integration with Scala applications. Gain insights into API discovery, documentation, and code generation tools enabled by GraphQL. Understand key concepts, common API design challenges, and how GraphQL addresses versioning, documentation, and discovery. Get introduced to Sangria, a Scala GraphQL implementation, and learn how to incorporate GraphQL into your Scala projects today.
