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How and why GraphQL will influence the Sourcehut alpha

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153 points michaelanckaert | 1 comments | 11 Jun 20 04:46 UTC | HN request time: 0.224s | source
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hn_throwaway_99 ◴[11 Jun 20 16:22 UTC] No.23490436[source]▶
Based on the top comments in this thread, I can see my previous attempts to dispel mistaken beliefs around graphql have failed, but I'll still try!

1. The biggest mistake GraphQL made was putting 'QL' in the name so people think it's a query language comparable to SQL. It's not: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=23120997

2. Some benefits of GraphQL over REST: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=23124862

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1. detaro ◴[11 Jun 20 16:26 UTC] No.23490483[source]▶
I suspect as long as https://graphql.org says what it does, you're going to have a hard time with that fight...