Advanced GraphQL, v2

• Build Advanced GraphQL APIs: Learn to create production-ready GraphQL APIs using Node.js and Apollo Server, with an emphasis on advanced features and best practices.
• Implement Authentication & Authorization: Understand the differences between authentication and authorization in GraphQL and implement security measures to protect your API.
• Handle Real-Time Data with Subscriptions: Learn how to set up and manage real-time data using GraphQL subscriptions to notify clients of events.
• Error Handling & Testing: Gain skills in handling errors within resolvers and performing comprehensive testing, including unit and integration tests, for GraphQL APIs.
• Utilize Custom Directives: Expand the capability of your GraphQL API with custom directives for more flexibility and control.

This course dives deep into the advanced features of GraphQL, focusing on building robust APIs with Node.js and Apollo Server. You'll learn to secure your API with authentication, manage real-time data using subscriptions, handle errors effectively, and enhance your GraphQL implementation with custom directives. The course is hands-on, guiding you through the creation of a production-ready GraphQL API, with testing and deployment strategies.

• Backend developers looking to enhance their GraphQL skills with advanced concepts.
• Full-stack developers wanting to build and deploy secure, production-ready GraphQL APIs.
• Node.js developers interested in integrating GraphQL into their applications.
• Developers seeking to implement real-time data updates using GraphQL subscriptions.

• Solid understanding of JavaScript and Node.js.
• Familiarity with basic GraphQL concepts and queries.
• Experience with Apollo Server or similar GraphQL servers is helpful but not required.

• Introduction & Setup: Review of GraphQL fundamentals and setting up a GraphQL server with Apollo Server.
• Authentication & Authorization: Implement security in GraphQL APIs using authentication and authorization techniques.
• Real-Time Data with Subscriptions: Learn how to set up GraphQL subscriptions for real-time data handling.
• Error Handling & Testing: Techniques for handling errors and testing GraphQL APIs, including unit and integration testing.
• Custom Directives: Create and implement custom directives to add more functionality to your GraphQL schema.
• Deploy & Cache: Strategies for deploying GraphQL APIs to production and caching considerations for performance optimization.