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Wednesday, October 25 • 3:00pm - 3:50pm
KEYNOTE (API): Apollo GraphQL - GraphQL and REST: True BFFs

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Dan Boerner, Apollo GraphQL, Field CTO & Graph Champion
Rob Engel, MLB, Vice President of Software Engineering

API-first has created enormous value, but the way APIs connect to UIs is a mess. Direct connections are unworkable, and building backends-for-frontends (BFFs) for every view and product is too slow and too expensive. Join us to learn how Expedia, Starbucks, Indeed and hundreds more address their front-end needs without accumulating BFF tech debt. You'll discover how they all use a GraphQL layer atop their existing REST endpoints – and why you should consider doing the same.
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Dan Boerner

Field CTO & Graph Champion, Apollo GraphQL
Dan is passionate about the power of new technologies like GraphQL to transform the way teams build and deliver digital experiences to customers. At Apollo he leads a community of over 1000 GraphQL champions working to drive technical transformation within their own organizations... Read More →
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Rob Engel

Vice President of Software Engineering, MLB
In his 12 years at the MLB, Rob Engel led the effort to transform a legacy software stack from flat XML files to modern REST Baseball Stats APIs and federated GraphQL. MLB's API platform now supports billions of daily requests and powers their live statistic pipelines, driving content... Read More →

Wednesday October 25, 2023 3:00pm - 3:50pm PDT
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