
Why REST Is Still Good Enough and Everyone Should Calm Down About GraphQL
There’s a peculiar cycle in tech where something new arrives, and suddenly everyone who isn’t using it feels personally attacked. GraphQL arrived about a decade ago, and we’ve been watching the echo chamber ever since. “REST is dead,” they said. “GraphQL is the future,” they proclaimed. Meanwhile, REST APIs quietly powered 90% of the internet and went about their business unbothered. Don’t get me wrong—I’m not here to tell you GraphQL is bad....



