[runawaybottle]

I think Frontend has the right to take over certain domains of the backend. A very clear example of this is templating. Templating used to be a backend task, but it became very clear it was the frontend developers that needed power over this domain. Going over to a backend dev to make adjustments to the templates is an inefficiency that had to be solved, period.

I agree with you that writing optimal queries or data modeling should not be shifted over to the frontend. With that said, there are basic aspects of this equation that can be factored out. There should be a layer where frontend can at the very least pick or mix the data they need. That doesn’t necessarily mean Graphql, but could also mean a simple middle stack layer where one can do this basic thing without being able to shoot themselves in the foot.

There’s a responsible way to do this, and most likely will be an ongoing discussion.