Learn GraphQL the better replacement for REST! Invented at Facebook to solve problems imposed by REST. GraphQL is an open source alternative that offers a new way of managing network resources.
GraphQL provides many advantages over REST. It's used by all of the biggest services.
FaceBook, Coursera, GitHub and many others
GraphQL is built with a schema and strong types. GraphQL provides reliablity through it's strong typing system. GraphQL provides a solution to over fetching and unders fetching data, and allows front end requests to determine what data is returned from an endpoint.
If you want to work with a future of network resources learn GraphQL.
Course Delivery: online | 7 weeks | 14 sessions
Course Credits: 3 units | 37.5 Seat Hours | 75 Total Hours
- Senior Standing
- Instructor Approval
Students by the end of the course will be able to ...
- Compare GraphQL with REST
- Describe the Features of the GraphQL language
- Write a basic GraphQL Query and Schema
- Implement GraphQL in a CRUD Application
Course Dates: Tuesday, March 30 – Thursday, May 13, 2019 (7 weeks)
Class Times: Tuesday and Thursday at 2:45 PM - 5:30 PM (12 class sessions)
| Class | Date | Topics | Assignment |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tue, Mar 30 | Lesson 1 - GraphQL Intro | SWAPI Query Challenges |
| - | Thu, Apr 1 | No Class - Cesar Chavez | - |
| 2 | Tue, Apr 6 | Lesson 2 - GraphQL Schemas and Types | GraphQL Resolver Challenges |
| 3 | Thu, Apr 8 | Lesson 3 - GraphQL + Express | GraphQL OpenWeatherMap API |
| 4 | Tue, Apr 13 | Lesson 4 - React Intro | React GraphQL Weather |
| 5 | Thu, Apr 15 | Lesson 5 - React and GraphQL | - |
| 6 | Tue, Apr 20 | Lesson 6 - GraphQL Mutations | - |
| 7 | Thu, Apr 22 | Lesson 7 - Websockets | Subscriptions |
| 8 | Tue, Apr 27 | Lesson 8 - Subscriptions | - |
| 9 | Thu, Apr 29 | Lesson 9 - Subscriptions Lab | GraphQL Hackernews |
| 10 | Tue, May 4 | Lesson 10 - Advanced Queries | - |
| 11 | Thu, May 6 | Lesson 11 - Lab | - |
| 12 | Tue, May 11 | Lesson 12 - GraphQL ORM | - |
| 13 | Thu, May 13 | Final Exams/Presentations | - |
- Class 1 - Start: Tues Mar 30 Due: Tues Apr 6
- Watch How To GraphQL (first 4 sections)
- Answer Questions on Gradescope
- Due Class 2
- Class 2 - Start: Tues Apr 6 Due: Thurs Apr 8
- Watch How to GraphQL (remaining videos)
- Complete challenges in Lesson-2 #challenges
- Submit to GradeScope
- Due Class 3
- Class 3 - Start: Thurs Apr 8 Due: Tues Apr 13
- OpenWeatherMap graphQL API
- Complete the challenges in Lesson-3
- Submit to GradeScope
- Due Class 5
- OpenWeatherMap graphQL API
- Class 4 - Start: Tues Apr 13 Due: Tues Apr 20
- Could be a lab for assignment 3
- GraphQL Express server and Mutations
- Complete the challenges in Lesson-4
- Submit to Gradscope
- Class 5 - Lab day for assignment 3 and 4
- Class 6 - Start: Tue, Apr 20 Due: Tue, Apr 27
- How to GraphQL
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- Complete all required tutorials
- Pass all projects according to the associated project rubric
- Pass the final summative assessment >=75%
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- Make up all classwork from all absences
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