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A jargon-free explanation of the web development concepts & technologies.

About These Explainers

How are these explainers different from tons of other material on the internet?

Many explainations just throw terms together to describe things. This makes it hard for the reader to really understand things. The goal of these explainers is to fix this through the following goals:

Avoid the jargon. Explain the ideas in plain words.
Keep it concise.
Do not aim to be exhaustive. Explain the core concepts that matter.

Who are these explainers aimed at?

These explainers are written for the working web developers. The fast-changing web development ecosystem requires knowing a lot of things. Often, too many to fit into the available time. These explainers aim to explain the key concepts in a way that it doesn't give you a headache.

About These Explainers

How are these explainers different from tons of other material on the internet?

Many explainations just throw some terms together to explain things. This makes it hard for the reader to really understand things. The goal of these explainers is to fix this through the following goals:

Avoid the jargon. Explain the ideas in plain words.
Keep it concise.
Do not aim to be exhaustive. Explain the core concepts that matter.

Who are these explainers aimed at?

These explainers are written for the working web developers. The fast-moving web development ecosystem requires knowing a lot of things. Often, too many to fit into the available time. These explainers aim to explain the key concepts in a way that it doesn't give you a headache.

GraphQL : What problems does it solve?

I was introduced to GraphQL when one of my clients wanted me to set it up for their React web app frontend. Their decision was triggered by the frontend team growing tired of waiting for the changes on the API end. The implementation experience helped me appreciate the nuanced benefits of a GraphQL implementation.

The same experience also made me realize that a lucid explanation for just the important GraphQL concepts isn't easily available. I attempt to solve that itch with this explainer.

With this explainer, I cover the important GraphQL concepts. The focus is on explaining the GraphQL fundamentals in as clear and concise a manner as I can.

GraphQL : What problems does it solve?

The same experience also made me realize that a lucid explanation for just the important GraphQL concepts isn't easily available. I attempt to solve that itch with this explainer.

With this explainer, I cover the important GraphQL concepts. The focus is on explaining the GraphQL fundamentals in as clear and concise a manner as I can.