Serverless GraphQL APIs with Amazon’s AWS AppSync
About this ebook
Do you like learning by doing?
After quickly covering the GraphQL foundations, you will dive into the practice of developing APIs with AWS AppSync with in-depth walkthroughs, screenshots, and code samples.
Do I learn everything I need to get started?
The book guides you through the step-by-step process of designing GraphQL APIs: creating a GraphQL schema, developing GraphQL APIs, connecting data sources, developing resolvers with AppSync templates, securing your API, offering real-time data, developing offline support and synchronization for your apps and much more.
Why GraphQL?
GraphQL is now a viable option for modern API design. And since Facebook, Yelp, and Shopify have built successful APIs with GraphQL, many companies consider following in the technological footsteps of these tech giants. Using GraphQL is great, but by itself, it is only half the rent: It requires the manual installation and maintenance of software infrastructure components.
Why Serverless GraphQL with AppSync?
AppSync is a cloud-based platform for GraphQL APIs. It is serverless, so you waste no time setting up infrastructure. It scales up and down dynamically depending on the load. It supports your app developers with an SDK for synchronization and offline support. You pay only what you use, so no upfront investment is needed and it may save your organizations thousands of dollars in IT costs.
About the author
Matthias is a techie at heart with a background in APIs, AI, security and software engineering. At some point, he got a Ph.D.
Nowadays, he uses his technical background to help companies define their digital strategy, execute their transformation agendas, and bring innovations to the market.
He also loves sharing his knowledge in the classroom, at workshops, and in his books. Matthias is an instructor at the API-University, publishes a blog on APIs, is the author of several books on APIs, and regularly speaks at technology conferences.
