INTERACTIVE COURSE

Building Full Stack Applications with GraphQL

Beginner

47 Lessons

15h

Certificate of Completion

AI Explanations

38 Playgrounds

5 Quizzes

54 Illustrations

Takeaway Skills

Understand the benefits of GraphQL and when to use it

Learn how to work with data in GraphQL and how to define GraphQL schema

Learn how to create a React application that uses GraphQL as a back end

Learn how to build authentication and authorization for a GraphQL application

Learn patterns such as caching, DataLoader, and more to implement efficient GraphQL applications

Course Overview

GraphQL is a rapidly growing data query and manipulation language for web APIs. A strong grasp of GraphQL is essential for any software engineer who is developing applications on the modern web. This course is a comprehensive introduction to building full-stack web applications using GraphQL. You’ll start by implementing a back end and exploring GraphQL’s unique approach to API implementation. After setting up your database, you’ll build a front-end application using React. The application will pass GraphQ...Show More

Course Content

Getting Started with GraphQL

What is GraphQL?

Sending First GraphQL Queries Advanced GraphQL Queries Course Project Overview Quiz: Getting Started with GraphQL

GraphQL Backend

Creating a Backend Project Organizing the Backend Project Implementing First Resolver Nested Resolvers How GraphQL Resolvers Work?Passing Arguments to Queries Exercise: Add Categories to the API Setting-up a Database Returning Data from a Database Exercise: Read User Data from the Database Implementing Mutations Exercise: Implement a Mutation Error Handling Quiz: GraphQL Backend

Developing Frontend Application

Setting Up a React Application Sending GraphQL Queries with Apollo Client Using Variables in GraphQL Queries Using Fragments Exercise: GraphQL Queries Sending Mutations with Apollo Client Client Cache and GraphQL Mutations Exercise: GraphQL Mutations Quiz: Developing the Frontend Application

Protecting GraphQL API

Getting Started with GraphQL Authentication Authentication and Authorization Implementing the login Mutation Authorization and the logOut Resolver Authentication on the Frontend Quiz: Protecting GraphQL API

Advanced GraphQL

DataLoader Pattern Implementing DataLoader with Apollo Server Exercise: Implementing DataLoader Apollo Client Cache Updating Apollo Client Cache Optimistic Mutation Pagination With GraphQL Pagination With Apollo Client Pagination and Cache Testing GraphQL Applications Quiz: Advanced GraphQL

Appendix

2 Lessons

COURSE AUTHOR

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