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GraphQL Radio

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Max Stoiber (CEO, Stellate) and Abhi Aiyer (Tech Lead, Gatsby) dive deep into the GraphQL ecosystem with experts from the industry. Listen in for practical tips from production power users, discussions about the evolution of the language and the tooling, the work of the GraphQL Foundation, and so much more.
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Episodes

One Edge Provider - Build In Public With The Stellate Team Behind OEP

Show Notes: In this episode of GraphQL Radio, Andreas Heiberg, Stellate's Engineering Manager, guides a discussion with colleagues on the deployment of One Edge Provider (OEP). A transformative project for Stellate's system, aimed at significantly enhancing Stellate's caching services. Ensuring 2x faster GraphQL Edge Caching. The team, consisting of project lead Dominik Petrick, Thomas Heyenbrock, and Stephan Schneider, reflects on challenges, lessons learned, critical decisions, and the transit...

Feb 13, 202438 minSeason 3Ep. 7

Alessandro Volpicella | Engineering Lead at Hashnode | GraphQL At Hashnode | AWS | Vercel | Developer Blogging | Creating Content | Getting Into Tech | Apprenticeship | Studying Computer Science | Data Science | Enterprise Projects | Side Projects | Bachelor Thesis | Hashnode’s Scale | Lean Team | Hashnode’s Architecture | Edge Caching | API Design | Moving To GraphQL | GraphQL vs REST | Stripe’s API Design | Cloudflare | DDoS Protection | MongoDB & Atlas | Redis | Hashnode’s Team | Caching Considerations | Using Stellate | Event Types | Cache Purging | Public API Challenges | Rate Limiting | Security Problems | Schema Design | Vercel API Functions | NoSQL Databases

Show Notes: Alessandro Volpicella is a skilled Fullstack Developer and Platform Engineering Lead at Hashnode, and is passionate about building serverless products. Sandro is at the forefront of shaping innovative developer blogging experiences. Alongside his coding endeavors, Sandro is the author of a comprehensive book on AWS Fundamentals, offering practical insights at awsfundamentals.com . Topics discussed: GraphQL At Hashnode AWS Vercel Developer Blogging Creating Content Getting Into Tech A...

Feb 07, 202438 minSeason 3Ep. 6

Miles Bardon | Senior Software Engineer @ The LEGO Group | GraphQL @ LEGO | Domains | Team Size | The Guild | Daunting Tasks | In-Store Experiences | Passion For LEGO | Challenges | The Guild | GraphQL Inspector | Tech Stack | Serverless | LEGO Ecosystem | Staying Up-To-Date | Developer Experience | Schema Breakage | TypeScript | Open Source Work | Large Schemas | Internal Working Groups | Federation | Monolith Server | lego.com History | Working @ The LEGO Group | Work Culture | Learning Days | Autonomy | Public GraphQL APIs | DevOps Team | GraphQL Caching @ LEGO

I’m Miles, a senior software engineer at The LEGO Group, in the Brick Experience team on LEGO.com. I’ve been in the retail and e-commerce space for 5 years, with the last 2.5 years spent at The LEGO Group and in that time I’ve learnt a lot about GraphQL and the wider development ecosystem. I’m passionate about improving the performance and developer experience for anyone working on or with our GraphQL API, and have made great strides in improvements with the help of all my talented colleagues he...

Dec 05, 202330 minSeason 3Ep. 5

“Cache Like I’m 5” - Build In Public With The Stellate Team Behind CLI5

Show Notes: In the latest episode of GraphQL Radio, we take you behind the curtains at Stellate to discuss how their recent "Cache Like I'm 5" project came together. The wide-ranging discussion is led by Stellate's very own Engineering Manager Andreas Heiberg. Join us on this episode as we dive into the world of cache optimization! It all started during an engineering offsite in Mexico City, where the Stellate team had a breakthrough idea about Maximum Cache Hit Rate (Max CHR) and how it can hel...

Sep 11, 202334 minSeason 3Ep. 4

Luke Millar | VP of Engineering at Medium | Small Medium Team | Changes @ Medium | Employee Retention | Team Building | Halving Amazon Costs | Technical Improvements | Engineering Ladders | Experienced Engineers | Maintaining Tech Costs | Build vs Buy | GitHub’s Changes | Making Users Happy | Medium’s Scale | Medium’s System | GraphQL Queries | Spikey Traffic | Cost Issues | Caching Layers | News Traffic | GraphQL At Medium | GraphQL Pitfalls | Technology Trade-Offs | Bloated Queries

Luke Millar is a seasoned software engineer with extensive experience across the spectrum, from small startups to industry giants. Following the acquisition of his former venture, Projector, by Medium, Luke has taken the helm as the Vice President of Engineering at Medium, spearheading key initiatives and charting the course for technical excellence. Topics discussed include: Small Medium Team Tremendous Impact Medium’s Phases Going Faster Being Acquired Visual Storytelling Changes @ Medium Empl...

Aug 21, 202353 minSeason 3Ep. 3

Dylan Valade | Clip | PUMA’s Tech Stack | Attracting Developers | Ideal Stack | TypeScript | Comfortability & Speed | Iterating Faster | GraphQL at PUMA | Frontend Iterations | Salesforce | Bleeding Edge | Sanity | CMS Systems | Shopping Core | Organisational Problems | Cover Of Stellate | Resolving Caching Issues | Bringing Down Costs | E-Commerce Innovations | AI | Cache Management | Developer Zone | Patience | Shipping Speedy Changes | Fast Enough

Dylan Valade is an accomplished technology executive, serving as the Head of Global E-Commerce Technology at PUMA. With an unwavering passion for leveraging technology to drive business growth, Dylan has been instrumental in transforming PUMA's online presence and establishing the brand as a leader in the global e-commerce landscape. His strategic thinking and innovative approach have propelled PUMA to new heights, delivering forward thinking and progressive digital experiences for customers aro...

Aug 09, 202321 minSeason 3Ep. 1

Dylan Valade | Clip | Milliseconds Make Millions | E-Commerce Performance | Web Vitals | Shifting Measurement Landscape | Highest Value Sessions | Wasted Investments | Various Metrics | Idea To Production Time | Elite Organisations | Iteration Speed | PUMA’s CMS Improvements | Bottlenecks | Internal Startup Ecosystem | Moving Faster

Dylan Valade is an accomplished technology executive, serving as the Head of Global E-Commerce Technology at PUMA. With an unwavering passion for leveraging technology to drive business growth, Dylan has been instrumental in transforming PUMA's online presence and establishing the brand as a leader in the global e-commerce landscape. His strategic thinking and innovative approach have propelled PUMA to new heights, delivering forward thinking and progressive digital experiences for customers aro...

Aug 02, 202318 minSeason 3Ep. 1

Build In Public With Platform Architect Charles Brown From Formidable

Show Notes In the latest episode of GraphQL Radio, we take you behind the curtain with platform architect Charles Brown from Formidable to discuss how Formidable and Stellate joined forces to solve massive volume problems for PUMA while reducing operation costs by 30%+. This is the first of many in our new Build in Public Series. The wide-ranging discussion is led by Stellate's very own Andreas Heiberg, Engineering Manager, and supported by Jovi De Croock, Staff Software Engineer. Charles Brown ...

Jul 27, 202343 minSeason 3Ep. 2

Dylan Valade | Clip | Joining PUMA | Worldwide Problem Solving | GraphQL Challenges | Ecosystem Of Partners | Front-End Iterations | PUMA’s Scale | Traffic Spikes | Leadership Buy-In | Tech For Tech | Doing Big Things | MACH Alliance | Milliseconds Make Millions | Big Learning | Iteration Speed

Dylan Valade is an accomplished technology executive, serving as the Head of Global E-Commerce Technology at PUMA. With an unwavering passion for leveraging technology to drive business growth, Dylan has been instrumental in transforming PUMA's online presence and establishing the brand as a leader in the global e-commerce landscape. His strategic thinking and innovative approach have propelled PUMA to new heights, delivering forward thinking and progressive digital experiences for customers aro...

Jul 25, 202316 minSeason 3Ep. 1

Dylan Valade, Head of Global E-Commerce Technology at PUMA , on PUMA Legacy Systems; Moving Faster; Simplifying Complexity; Frontend Iterations; PUMA’s Scale; Transforming PUMA’s Tech; Leadership Buy-In; MACH Alliance; Milliseconds Make Millions; Iterating Quickly; Engaging Consumers; PUMA’s Technology Stack; Open Source; GraphQL’s Attractiveness; Core Of Shopping; Organisational Problems; Adopting Stellate; Caching Complexities; Reducing Costs; Importance Of Conferences | Full Conversation

Dylan Valade is an accomplished technology executive, serving as the Head of Global E-Commerce Technology at PUMA. With an unwavering passion for leveraging technology to drive business growth, Dylan has been instrumental in transforming PUMA's online presence and establishing the brand as a leader in the global e-commerce landscape. His strategic thinking and innovative approach have propelled PUMA to new heights, delivering forward thinking and progressive digital experiences for customers aro...

May 16, 20231 hr 5 minSeason 3Ep. 1

Abhi Aiyer | Clip #05 | Big Static Websites | Gatsby DSG | Unexpected Challenges | Gatsby’s Versatility | Designing Interactions Carefully | Footgun Balance | Upcoming Gatsby Improvements | GraphQL & Gatsby | Plugin Governance | Opinionated Gatsbyverse | DX | Optimizing For Silence | Community Strengths And Weaknesses

Abhi Aiyer is not only this podcast’s co-host, but also the Principal Software Engineer / Tech Lead at Gatsby. He has many years of experience in the architecture, design, and development of software and tools for startup companies, and has worked on high profile digital websites for popular US Athletes. Nowadays Abhi is changing how engineers build on the web at Gatsby. Hear Abhi's perspective on: Big Static Websites Gatsby DSG Unexpected Challenges Gatsby’s Versatility Designing Interactions C...

Oct 11, 20226 minSeason 2Ep. 5

Abhi Aiyer | Clip #04 | Apollo Federation Dominance | Gatsby Data Layer | Gatsby Influences | Gatsbyverse | Gatsby’s Future Plans | Gatsby SSR | Reducing JAM-tax | Beyond React

Abhi Aiyer is not only this podcast’s co-host, but also the Principal Software Engineer / Tech Lead at Gatsby. He has many years of experience in the architecture, design, and development of software and tools for startup companies, and has worked on high profile digital websites for popular US Athletes. Nowadays Abhi is changing how engineers build on the web at Gatsby. Hear Abhi's perspective on: Apollo Federation Dominance Gatsby Data Layer Gatsby Influences Gatsbyverse Gatsby’s Future Plans ...

Oct 04, 20227 minSeason 2Ep. 5

Abhi Aiyer | Clip #03 | Early GraphQL Era | MeteorJS Days | Apollo | Spectrum | Before Schema Stitching | Federation Experiments

Abhi Aiyer is not only this podcast’s co-host, but also the Principal Software Engineer / Tech Lead at Gatsby. He has many years of experience in the architecture, design, and development of software and tools for startup companies, and has worked on high profile digital websites for popular US Athletes. Nowadays Abhi is changing how engineers build on the web at Gatsby. Hear Abhi's perspective on: Early GraphQL Era MeteorJS Days Apollo Spectrum Before Schema Stitching Federation Experiments and...

Sep 29, 20227 minSeason 2Ep. 5

Abhi Aiyer | Clip #02 | Jumping Into Engineering | What Is AngularJS? | Initial Milestones | Hiring Culture Fits | Senior Role Models | Aiming To Be Useful | Learning From Patterns | Having A Chip | Good Managers | Behavior Improvements | Terrible Soft Skills | Filling Senior Roles | Mentorship Along The Way | Getting Chances | Team Work | Soft Skills | Code Velocity

Abhi Aiyer is not only this podcast’s co-host, but also the Principal Software Engineer / Tech Lead at Gatsby. He has many years of experience in the architecture, design, and development of software and tools for startup companies, and has worked on high profile digital websites for popular US Athletes. Nowadays Abhi is changing how engineers build on the web at Gatsby. Hear Abhi's perspective on: Jumping Into Engineering What Is AngularJS? Initial Milestones Hiring Culture Fits Senior Role Mod...

Sep 27, 20226 minSeason 2Ep. 5

Abhi Aiyer | Clip #01 | Math And Economics | Getting Into Coding | Hustling Without Experience | Finding A Mentor | Getting Opportunities | Impostor Syndrome | Having No CS Degree | Grit And Effort

Abhi Aiyer is not only this podcast’s co-host, but also the Principal Software Engineer / Tech Lead at Gatsby. He has many years of experience in the architecture, design, and development of software and tools for startup companies, and has worked on high profile digital websites for popular US Athletes. Nowadays Abhi is changing how engineers build on the web at Gatsby. Hear Abhi's perspective on: Math And Economics Getting Into Coding Hustling Without Experience Finding A Mentor Getting Opport...

Sep 21, 20229 minSeason 2Ep. 5

Abhi Aiyer from Gatsby on Getting into Coding, Finding Mentors, Jumping into Engineering, Impostor Syndrome, Gatsbyverse, Aiming to be Useful, Soft Skills, Early GraphQL Era, Federation Experiments, Reducing JAM-tax, Footgun Balance, Upcoming Gatsby Improvements, Optimizing for Silence, and beyond | Full Conversation

Abhi Aiyer is not only this podcast’s co-host, but also the Principal Software Engineer / Tech Lead at Gatsby. He has many years of experience in the architecture, design, and development of software and tools for startup companies, and has worked on high profile digital websites for popular US Athletes. Nowadays Abhi is changing how engineers build on the web at Gatsby. Hear Abhi's perspective on: Getting Into Coding Hustling Without Experience Finding A Mentor Getting Opportunities Impostor Sy...

Sep 19, 202236 minSeason 2Ep. 5

Marc-André Giroux | Clip #06 | DataLoader Pattern Reflections | SQL Autogeneration | Graphcool | Hasura | Modern Databases | Software Principles | Hard Problems | Lessons Learned | Big Company Collaboration | KISS | Local Tooling | Federation Problems

Marc-André is a GraphQL TSC Member, and worked on GraphQL APIs for Shopify and GitHub in the past. He has now found his dream job at Netflix. Over the past few years his focus has been on GraphQL, and he's the author of the highly recommended and widely read book " Production Ready GraphQL ". Marc-André has a passion for tools and specifications that allow GraphQL API developers to provide better experiences. This led to many valuable talks and blog posts on the subject. Hear Marc-André's per...

Sep 14, 20227 minSeason 2Ep. 4

Marc-André Giroux | Clip #05 | Latency | Observable Solutions | p95 & p99 Responses | Surprising GraphQL Requests | Relay | p50 | Observability @Netflix | Tracing Shortcut | Resolver Observability | Marc-André’s Nightmares

Marc-André is a GraphQL TSC Member, and worked on GraphQL APIs for Shopify and GitHub in the past. He has now found his dream job at Netflix. Over the past few years his focus has been on GraphQL, and he's the author of the highly recommended and widely read book " Production Ready GraphQL ". Marc-André has a passion for tools and specifications that allow GraphQL API developers to provide better experiences. This led to many valuable talks and blog posts on the subject. Hear Marc-André's per...

Sep 07, 20227 minSeason 2Ep. 4

Marc-André Giroux | Clip #04 | The Big Error Conversation | Throwing Errors | Relay Pagination | Battle Tested Error Handling | GitHub API | Error Types | Anticipating Errors | Union Pattern | Array Solution | Weighing Best Approaches | Fake Metrics | Status Codes | GraphQL Specific Tooling | Schema Errors | Validation Errors

Marc-André is a GraphQL TSC Member, and worked on GraphQL APIs for Shopify and GitHub in the past. He has now found his dream job at Netflix. Over the past few years his focus has been on GraphQL, and he's the author of the highly recommended and widely read book " Production Ready GraphQL ". Marc-André has a passion for tools and specifications that allow GraphQL API developers to provide better experiences. This led to many valuable talks and blog posts on the subject. Hear Marc-André's per...

Sep 05, 20229 minSeason 2Ep. 4

Marc-André Giroux | Clip #03 | GraphQL @Netflix | Massive Scale | Designing Schemas | Public API Designs | Schema Patterns | Internal API Secret Sauces

Marc-André is a GraphQL TSC Member, and worked on GraphQL APIs for Shopify and GitHub in the past. He has now found his dream job at Netflix. Over the past few years his focus has been on GraphQL, and he's the author of the highly recommended and widely read book " Production Ready GraphQL ". Marc-André has a passion for tools and specifications that allow GraphQL API developers to provide better experiences. This led to many valuable talks and blog posts on the subject. Hear Marc-André's per...

Sep 01, 20226 minSeason 2Ep. 4

Marc-André Giroux | Clip #02 | Federated vs Monolith Trade-Offs | Schema Freedom Side Effects | Implementing Conventions | Operational Complexity @Netflix | Apollo Federation Overhead | Enterprise GraphQL | Delaying To Federate | Large Schema Considerations | Adoption Of Apollo Federation | Big Companies | GitHub Monolith

Marc-André is a GraphQL TSC Member, and worked on GraphQL APIs for Shopify and GitHub in the past. He has now found his dream job at Netflix. Over the past few years his focus has been on GraphQL, and he's the author of the highly recommended and widely read book " Production Ready GraphQL ". Marc-André has a passion for tools and specifications that allow GraphQL API developers to provide better experiences. This led to many valuable talks and blog posts on the subject. Hear Marc-André's per...

Aug 31, 20227 minSeason 2Ep. 4

Marc-André Giroux | Clip #01 | GraphQL @Netflix | Shopify And GitHub | Shopify Monolith | CEO Support | GraphQL Tooling @GitHub | Netflix Architecture | Federated Approach | Facebook’s GraphQL Architecture | Schema Stitching | Apollo Federation

Marc-André is a GraphQL TSC Member, and worked on GraphQL APIs for Shopify and GitHub in the past. He has now found his dream job at Netflix. Over the past few years his focus has been on GraphQL, and he's the author of the highly recommended and widely read book " Production Ready GraphQL ". Marc-André has a passion for tools and specifications that allow GraphQL API developers to provide better experiences. This led to many valuable talks and blog posts on the subject. Hear Marc-André's per...

Aug 30, 20226 minSeason 2Ep. 4

Marc-André Giroux On Working For Netflix, GitHub and Shopify; Apollo Federation’s Adoption; Netflix’s Architecture; Federated vs Monolith Trade-Offs; Enterprise GraphQL; Large Schema Considerations; Schema Patterns; Operational Complexity @Netflix; Dream Jobs, and beyond | Full Conversation

Marc-André is a GraphQL TSC Member, and worked on GraphQL APIs for Shopify and GitHub in the past. He has now found his dream job as Senior Software Developer at Netflix. Over the past few years his focus has been on GraphQL, and he's the author of the highly recommended and widely read book " Production Ready GraphQL ". Marc-André has a passion for tools and specifications that allow GraphQL API developers to provide better experiences. This led to many valuable talks and blog posts on the su...

Aug 29, 202243 minSeason 2Ep. 4

Peggy Rayzis | Clip #04 | Apollo Odyssey’s Future | GraphQL Mobile Growth | Newbie Trip Ups | GraphQL Community Shifts | Explosive Ecosystem Growth | Non-Developer Adoption

Hear Peggy Rayzis' perspective on: Apollo Odyssey’s future GraphQL mobile growth Newbie trip ups GraphQL community shifts Explosive ecosystem growth Non-Developer adoption and much more… Peggy Rayzis is leading the Developer Experience org at Apollo. As Sr. Director she is in charge of Developer Relations and Education functions. Her department intersects the efforts of engineers, developer advocates, educators, writers, and filmmakers; who are all united in their mission to inspire and equip de...

Aug 25, 20228 minSeason 2Ep. 3

Peggy Rayzis | Clip #03 | Federation Tooling | Distributed Architecture | Query Plans | Rust Router | Open Source vs Commercial Interests | Apollo Odyssey | Quality Learning Resources

Hear Peggy Rayzis' perspective on: Federation Tooling Distributed architecture Query plans Rust router Open source vs commercial interests Apollo Odyssey Quality Learning Resources and much more… Peggy Rayzis is leading the Developer Experience org at Apollo. As Sr. Director she is in charge of Developer Relations and Education functions. Her department intersects the efforts of engineers, developer advocates, educators, writers, and filmmakers; who are all united in their mission to inspire and...

Aug 23, 20227 minSeason 2Ep. 3

Peggy Rayzis | Clip #02 | DX-Engineering Collaboration | Apollo Doc Strategy | Apollo Products Overview | Apollo Federation | GraphQL Monolith Bottlenecks | Disconnected Graphs | Modular Schema Code

Hear Peggy Rayzis' perspective on: DX-Engineering collaboration Apollo Doc strategy Apollo products overview Apollo Federation GraphQL monolith bottlenecks Disconnected Graphs Modular schema code and much more… Peggy Rayzis is leading the Developer Experience org at Apollo. As Sr. Director she is in charge of Developer Relations and Education functions. Her department intersects the efforts of engineers, developer advocates, educators, writers, and filmmakers; who are all united in their mission...

Aug 18, 20226 minSeason 2Ep. 3

Peggy Rayzis | Clip #01 | GraphQL's Rise | Apollo's Growth | Becoming Director of DX | Adoption Impact | Developer Experience Org | Apollo's Secret Sauce | Developer Education | Developer Trust | DX @ Apollo | "Friction Logs"

Hear Peggy Rayzis' perspective on: GraphQL's Rise Apollo's growth Becoming Director of DX Adoption impact Developer experience org Apollo's secret sauce Developer education Developer trust DX @ Apollo "Friction Logs" and much more… Peggy Rayzis is leading the Developer Experience org at Apollo. As Sr. Director she is in charge of Developer Relations and Education functions. Her department intersects the efforts of engineers, developer advocates, educators, writers, and filmmakers; who are all un...

Aug 17, 20226 minSeason 2Ep. 3

Peggy Rayzis on Apollo, Developer Experience, GraphQL's Rise, Community Building, Doing DevRel Right, User Education, Apollo's Secret Sauce, Apollo Product Line, GraphQL Issues, Open Source Efforts, Future Of GraphQL, and beyond.

Hear Peggy Rayzis' perspective on: Apollo Developer Experience GraphQL's rise Community building Doing DevRel right Developer education Apollo's secret sauce Apollo product line GraphQL issues Open Source efforts Future of GraphQL, and much more… Peggy Rayzis is leading the Developer Experience org at Apollo. As Sr. Director she is in charge of Developer Relations and Education functions. Her department intersects the efforts of engineers, developer advocates, educators, writers, and filmmakers;...

Aug 15, 202229 minSeason 2Ep. 3

Jason Kuhrt | Clip #06 | Nexus 1 => 2 | Quick API Rewrite | CRUD Aspects | Velocity Win | API Design | Growing APIs | Changes To Nexus Prisma | Reliability & Flexibility

Hear Jason Kuhrt's perspective on: Nexus 1 => 2 Quick API rewrite CRUD aspects Velocity win API design Growing APIs Changes to Nexus Prisma Reliability & flexibility and much more… Jason Kuhrt is a software engineer and trained designer with an interest in art, design, engineering and humanities. Jason is currently working as the tech lead at Prisma, the popular open-source ORM for Node.js and TypeScript. He is also the co-creator of Nexus, a code-first type-safe GraphQL schema builder. L...

Aug 11, 20227 minSeason 2Ep. 2

Jason Kuhrt | Clip #05 | Prisma | Breaking APIs | Tactical Breakage | What Is Nexus Prisma? | Nexus Origins | Schema-First | Code-First | Type-Safety | Upcoming Nexus Version | Boilerplate Speed-Up

Hear Jason Kuhrt's perspective on: Prisma Breaking APIs Tactical breakage What is Nexus Prisma? Nexus origins Schema-First Code-First Type-Safety Upcoming Nexus version Boilerplate speed-up and much more… Jason Kuhrt is a software engineer and trained designer with an interest in art, design, engineering and humanities. Jason is currently working as the tech lead at Prisma, the popular open-source ORM for Node.js and TypeScript. He is also the co-creator of Nexus, a code-first type-safe GraphQL ...

Aug 10, 20225 minSeason 2Ep. 2
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