Incrementally load GraphQL query data with the new @defer directive

Chanon Roy
3 min readMar 19, 2023

GraphQL is a popular query language used for building APIs that offer a flexible and efficient way to retrieve data from servers. It comes with a set of powerful directives that can be used to manipulate the query execution process.

One of the biggest disadvantages of GraphQL is that not all data resolvers are of equal importance. Certain fields may…

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Chanon Roy

🧑🏻‍💻 I write about tech and programming. I'm also fluent in film references