GraphQL is an increasingly popular alternative to REST architectures for building web APIs. The query language promoted by Facebook has undeniable advantages: retrieve exactly what the client need, limitation of the number of queries, strong typing, powerful and extremely well thought out syntax… However, it also suffers from often underestimated problems including HTTP cache, logs,…
Category: Talks
HTTP/2, PHP and Symfony: a brief history of the protocol powering the web, and how to use it
Here are the slides I presented yesterday during the Paris Symfony Meetup. On the menu: a brief history of HTTP, how to use it with PHP (server and client-side) and how to push with Symfony 4. Learn more about Symfony’s HTTP/2 support in my in-depth presentation of the WebLink Component.
API Platform and Symfony: a Framework for API-driven Projects (SymfonyCon)
Here are the slides of my talk during the Symfony Con Cluj. You can rate this talk on joind.in. API Platform and Symfony: a Framework for API-driven Projects from Les-Tilleuls.coop Install API Platform. Design the API data model as a set of tiny plain old PHP classes. Instantly get: Fully featured dev environment with Symfony…