Eric Baer
Featured Speaking
- Simple caching, made difficult, GraphQL Summit 2019
Why GraphQL bypasses HTTP caching, why it's a problem, and why it no longer needs to.
- GraphQL Under the Hood, GraphQL Summit 2017
A deep dive into GraphQL's specification and a walkthrough of what happens when a GraphQL operation runs, from the lexer to the spec's CompleteField method.
- The Evolution of API Design: From RPC to GraphQL, VueConf 2017
A discussion of RESTs challenges and a presentation of emerging designs like GraphQL as a post-REST paradigm (but not a silver bullet).
Featured Publications
- What React Is and Why It Matters
O'Reilly Media 2018
- A GraphQL Primer: Why We Need A New Kind Of API (Part 1)
Smashing Magazine
- A GraphQL Primer: The Evolution Of API Design (Part 2)
Smashing Magazine
Assorted Projects
- isThereAFuckingRockiesGame.com
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Go-to Karaoke Song
Apeman, the Kinks
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