GraphQL has matured into a robust tool, well-used in production, and is no longer the novel technology it once was. The hype surrounding GraphQL has died down, but it's still a stable and reliable choice for solving real-world problems. Its strengths lie in API composition, federating data dependencies, and bridging organizational divides between frontend and backend teams. While it may not be an all-encompassing substitute for REST APIs, GraphQL carves out unique niches and can be used to solve specific problems. The adoption of GraphQL is growing, particularly in enterprise environments where federation can help bring together disparate APIs, microservices, and data sources into a unified interface. WunderGraph is a tool that makes it easy for enterprises to adopt GraphQL without licensing hurdles, offering features like persisted queries, blazingly fast caching strategies, and distributed autonomy. Its successor, WunderGraph Cosmo, is an open-source platform for GraphQL Federation, built on open standards and containing everything needed to build, manage, and collaborate on federated graphs at scale. Ultimately, GraphQL's transition to a stable workhorse is a testament to its maturity, and it's poised to become even more important as diverse API styles become increasingly prevalent.