[mmcnl]

Number 1 is valid. But becoming less relevant as you mentioned. Number 3 also valid.

Number 2 I really doubt this. Having more flexible API contracts (GraphQL) usually only makes dependencies worse, not less. Sure you can write any query you want, but how do you agree on expectations if there is no contract on the API level? Strict API contracts usually force you up-front to agree on expectations.

[hderms]

I probably wasn't entirely clear in my post that I'm not necessarily a believer in GraphQL. I'm mostly repeating/surmising the reasons that other people are interested in it, and not necessarily myself. You could argue with any of the points, really.