GraphQL vs REST: A Look at Modern API Design

While REST has been the standard for API design for years, GraphQL offers a more flexible and efficient alternative. With REST, you often have to make multiple requests to different endpoints to get all the data you need. GraphQL, however, allows you to define the exact data structure you require in a single request, preventing over-fetching and under-fetching of data. This makes it particularly powerful for complex applications and mobile clients.