Why GraphQL API is the perfect data layer for your backend

GraphQL, a query language for reading and modifying data from APIs, is growing in popularity. Data from the State of JavaScript 2020 reports that 44.3% of respondents said they had used GraphQL API in 2020, compared to 5% in 2016. Many Fortune 500 companies use GraphQL API for their backends in production; top companies like Facebook and GitHub use the API technology to improve their product…

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