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by ec109685 3475 days ago
What does something like this mean: "GraphQL will replace REST in the same way MongoDB replaced PostgreSQL"
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Initially, MongoDB was marketed as a simpler, better, drop-in replacement for SQL databases (PostgreSQL didn't support schema-less JSON at the time) It was just crappy, dishonest marketting like the mongoDB team often produce.

GraphQL does the same when it compares itself to REST. It has problems of its own and it's a false dichotomy. It's just marketting.