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by xyzzy_plugh 1659 days ago
> Which is why I'm a huge fan of GraphQL and related completely free open source libraries

I don't understand this comparison. Apollo raised $130M this past summer -- doesn't seem that different to TFA. Is that also nuts to you?

The Protocol Buffers and gRPC ecosystem are also completely free open source libraries. Replace GraphQL with Protobuf and your post is still correct.

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> Apollo raised $130M this past summer -- doesn't seem that different to TFA. Is that also nuts to you?

Yes, absolutely. I love the Apollo open source libs, and I can currently see how many customers would choose to pay for their services, but yes, I think $130 million is also nuts.

Note I did preface my comment with "I don't understand finance at all and never will." so I'm certainly not saying I'm right here.