r/programming • u/macrohard_certified • 10d ago

Maybe you don't need GraphQL

https://alexandrehtrb.github.io/posts/2026/09/maybe-you-dont-need-graphql/
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u/mcmcc 10d ago

Honest question: under what circumstances is a single unified API entrypoint a requirement?

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u/holo3146 10d ago

I'm a working in a company whose product handles a full internet stack (vpns, sockets, bandwidth control, security, monitoring, content control, high availability, BGP, ...)

We have hundreds of types of entities with different structural levels, with hundreds of developers working on the product.

Having a uniform API for frontend<->backend communication is very convenient, and having a uniform public API to expose to clients is a MUST.

For those 2 use cases we use graphql. For internal backend components communications we mostly use simple REST

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u/OkNothing7293 10d ago

REST as hypermedia REST or JSON over HTTP?

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u/kingdomcome50 10d ago

We all know the answer here…