DCIM: Improving the GitHub Developer Experience with GraphQL

The move to GraphQL marked a broader shift in GitHub's platform strategy towards more transparent and flexibility in the API. Over the past year, GitHub has been iterating on its schema by strengthening the use for 3rd party integrations. Join me in walking through some of the new ways develops are leveraging and benefiting from the GraphQL API.

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12. GitHub GraphQL API @bdougieYO @bdougieYO
13. @bdougieYO @bdougieYO GraphQL a query language for APIs and a runtime for fulfilling those queries @bdougieYO @bdougieYO
14. GitHub chose GraphQL to provide more flexibility for our integrators. @bdougieYO @bdougieYO @bdougieYO @bdougieYO
15. • Integrators • Flexibility @bdougieYO @bdougieYO @bdougieYO @bdougieYO improved experience
16. GitHub is a collaboration platform. We provide enough features and get out of the way of the developer. @bdougieYO @bdougieYO @bdougieYO @bdougieYO @bdougieYO
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28. @bdougieYO @bdougieYO @bdougieYO @bdougieYO • Inconsistent REST API • Reference documentation maintenance hooks: documentation
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30. @bdougieYO developer.github.com/v4/explorer/ Query @bdougieYO @bdougieYO @bdougieYO @bdougieYO
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33. GitHub Apps @bdougieYO
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35. automate workflows @bdougieYO By leveraging the GitHub API
36. @bdougieYO identify repeated tasks “We {action} every {period of time}.”
37. pull reminders @bdougieYO
38. @bdougieYO identify repeated tasks “We review pull request once a day.”
39. listen to hooks @bdougieYO Take action via the GitHub API
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43. @bdougieYO GraphQL + Octokit
44. I wanted to try this new GraphQL API by building a new project @bdougieYO @bdougieYO @bdougieYO @bdougieYO @bdougieYO @bdougieYO
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