GraphQL for building internal applications quickly

The article discusses how GraphQL can be used to improve internal application development in organizations. It highlights the challenges faced during the development process for internal apps such as budget and staffing constraints, compatibility with existing technology, and build versus buy decisions. The author then introduces GraphQL, a specification for a query language for APIs that offers features like fewer errors, flexibility, uniformity, and extensibility. The article further explains how GraphQL can transform internal app development by reducing the number of APIs needed, improving client app experience, automating API documentation, simplifying testing and deployment, and standardizing code and workflows. It also emphasizes that GraphQL is compatible with existing technology and can be used to stitch together multiple sources of data into a single endpoint. Several well-known organizations have adopted GraphQL as their primary API technology, and the author suggests that organizations should evaluate its potential benefits and consider adopting it for internal applications.