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API Throwdown: RPC vs REST vs GraphQL - Comparing API Design Styles

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This talk compares RPC, REST, and GraphQL, explaining their design considerations and tradeoffs to help learners choose an API style for an application.

Syllabus

Intro
Show of Hands
API Throwdown
Design Considerations
RPC
RPC API
Recap
Cons of RPC
REST Architecture
REST API Overload
GraphQL
GraphQL Advantages
Which API style is best
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