Graphql Radio

Show Notes:In this episode of GraphQL Radio, Andreas Heiberg, Stellate's Engineering Manager, guides a discussion with colleagues on the deployment of One Edge Provider (OEP). A transformative project for Stellate's system, aimed at significantly enhancing Stellate's caching services. Ensuring 2x faster GraphQL Edge Caching. The team, consisting of project lead Dominik Petrick, Thomas Heyenbrock, and Stephan Schneider, reflects on challenges, lessons learned, critical decisions, and the transition to a more scalable architecture. This episode delves into Stellate's evolution, explores the motivation behind OEP, and highlights pivotal moments in decision-making; illustrating Stellate's steadfast commitment to innovation.Topics Discussed:Introduction to One Edge Provider (OEP)Origins of Stellate and GraphCDNDeployment StrategiesDecision to Change the SystemScalable and Unified ArchitectureEnd-To-End TestingInitial LimitationsChallengesChoosing Rust and FastlyInitiating the OEP ProjectOEP Deployment Complexities

Show Notes: Alessandro Volpicella is a skilled Fullstack Developer and Platform Engineering Lead at Hashnode, and is passionate about building serverless products. Sandro is at the forefront of shaping innovative developer blogging experiences. Alongside his coding endeavors, Sandro is the author of a comprehensive book on AWS Fundamentals, offering practical insights at awsfundamentals.com. Topics discussed:GraphQL At HashnodeAWSVercelDeveloper BloggingCreating ContentGetting Into TechApprenticeshipStudying Computer ScienceData ScienceEnterprise ProjectsSide ProjectsBachelor ThesisHashnode’s ScaleLean TeamHashnode’s ArchitectureEdge CachingAPI DesignMoving To GraphQLGraphQL vs RESTStripe’s API DesignCloudflareDDoS ProtectionMongoDB & AtlasRedisHashnode’s TeamCaching ConsiderationsUsing StellateEvent TypesCache PurgingPublic API ChallengesRate LimitingSecurity ProblemsSchema DesignVercel API FunctionsNoSQL DatabasesLinks:HashnodeHashnode Engineering BlogBlog post: Hashnode's Overall ArchitectureAlessandro

I’m Miles, a senior software engineer at The LEGO Group, in the Brick Experience team on LEGO.com. I’ve been in the retail and e-commerce space for 5 years, with the last 2.5 years spent at The LEGO Group and in that time I’ve learnt a lot about GraphQL and the wider development ecosystem. I’m passionate about improving the performance and developer experience for anyone working on or with our GraphQL API, and have made great strides in improvements with the help of all my talented colleagues here at The LEGO Group. Outside of work, I’m keen to build and display some of the amazing LEGO sets produced today, as well as my Bionicle collection from days gone by. I’m also an avid gamer and Dungeons and Dragons player (and sometimes DM), often combining the two passions!Topics Discussed:  GraphQL @ LEGO Domains Team Size The Guild Daunting Tasks In-Store Experiences Passion For LEGO Challenges GraphQL Inspector Tech Stack Serverless LEGO Ecosystem Staying Up-To-Date Developer Experience Schema Breakage TypeScript

Show Notes:In the latest episode of GraphQL Radio, we take you behind the curtains at Stellate to discuss how their recent "Cache Like I'm 5" project came together. The wide-ranging discussion is led by Stellate's very own Engineering Manager Andreas Heiberg.Join us on this episode as we dive into the world of cache optimization! It all started during an engineering offsite in Mexico City, where the Stellate team had a breakthrough idea about Maximum Cache Hit Rate (Max CHR) and how it can help users optimize their services. The Stellate team discusses the challenges they faced, the metrics they defined, and the tools they built to provide actionable insights into cache performance. Learn how Max CHR, Uncached Bandwidth, and CHR Impact can revolutionize your caching decisions. Tune in to discover how you can take control of cache optimization with these latest features and improvements.Links:StellateCLI5 Blog PostAndreas HeibergBogdan SoareVictor TortoleroAlex TachoKamil Lafere

Luke Millar is a seasoned software engineer with extensive experience across the spectrum, from small startups to industry giants. Following the acquisition of his former venture, Projector, by Medium, Luke has taken the helm as the Vice President of Engineering at Medium, spearheading key initiatives and charting the course for technical excellence. Topics discussed include:  Small Medium Team Tremendous Impact Medium’s Phases Going Faster Being Acquired Visual Storytelling Changes @ Medium Employee Retention Work & Fun Meaningful Goals Team Building Halving Amazon Costs Technical Improvements Hiding Behind Big Teams Engineering Ladders Clarity Helps Introducing Levels Impacting Business Domain Expertise Experienced Engineers In-House Solutions Maintaining Tech Costs Build vs Buy GitHub’s Changes Making Users Happy Listen To Users Medium’s Scale Medium’s System GraphQL Queries Spikey Traffic Cost Issues Caching Layers News Traffic Unpredictable Spikes 10000 Requests Per Second GraphQL At Medium GraphQL P

Dylan Valade is an accomplished technology executive, serving as the Head of Global E-Commerce Technology at PUMA. With an unwavering passion for leveraging technology to drive business growth, Dylan has been instrumental in transforming PUMA's online presence and establishing the brand as a leader in the global e-commerce landscape. His strategic thinking and innovative approach have propelled PUMA to new heights, delivering forward thinking and progressive digital experiences for customers around the world.In addition to his role at PUMA, Dylan is also recognized as a MACH Alliance Ambassador, actively promoting the benefits of modern, composable, and headless technologies in the industry. As an advocate for the MACH (Microservices, API-first, Cloud-native, and Headless) approach, he champions the adoption of scalable and flexible architectures that empower businesses to adapt quickly to evolving market demands.Topics discussed include the following: PUMA’s Tech Stack Attracting Developers Ideal Stack TypeS

Dylan Valade is an accomplished technology executive, serving as the Head of Global E-Commerce Technology at PUMA. With an unwavering passion for leveraging technology to drive business growth, Dylan has been instrumental in transforming PUMA's online presence and establishing the brand as a leader in the global e-commerce landscape. His strategic thinking and innovative approach have propelled PUMA to new heights, delivering forward thinking and progressive digital experiences for customers around the world.In addition to his role at PUMA, Dylan is also recognized as a MACH Alliance Ambassador, actively promoting the benefits of modern, composable, and headless technologies in the industry. As an advocate for the MACH (Microservices, API-first, Cloud-native, and Headless) approach, he champions the adoption of scalable and flexible architectures that empower businesses to adapt quickly to evolving market demands.Topics discussed include the following: Milliseconds Make Millions E-Commerce Performance Web Vit

Show NotesIn the latest episode of GraphQL Radio, we take you behind the curtain with platform architect Charles Brown from Formidable to discuss how Formidable and Stellate joined forces to solve massive volume problems for PUMA while reducing operation costs by 30%+. This is the first of many in our new Build in Public Series. The wide-ranging discussion is led by Stellate's very own Andreas Heiberg, Engineering Manager, and supported by Jovi De Croock, Staff Software Engineer.Charles Brown is a full-stack engineer and platform architect with a broad range of experience leading large and small teams. He has spent the last 15 years working with both startups and enterprises, designing and building next-generation software and cloud infrastructure. He is a certified AWS Architect and has consistently delivered secure, stable, and highly available cloud infrastructure for numerous clients.Charlie's previous work includes building solutions ranging from thermal image mapping for the manufacturing industry, proc

Dylan Valade is an accomplished technology executive, serving as the Head of Global E-Commerce Technology at PUMA. With an unwavering passion for leveraging technology to drive business growth, Dylan has been instrumental in transforming PUMA's online presence and establishing the brand as a leader in the global e-commerce landscape. His strategic thinking and innovative approach have propelled PUMA to new heights, delivering forward thinking and progressive digital experiences for customers around the world.In addition to his role at PUMA, Dylan is also recognized as a MACH Alliance Ambassador, actively promoting the benefits of modern, composable, and headless technologies in the industry. As an advocate for the MACH (Microservices, API-first, Cloud-native, and Headless) approach, he champions the adoption of scalable and flexible architectures that empower businesses to adapt quickly to evolving market demands.Topics discussed include the following: Joining PUMA Worldwide Problem Solving GraphQL Challenges

Dylan Valade is an accomplished technology executive, serving as the Head of Global E-Commerce Technology at PUMA. With an unwavering passion for leveraging technology to drive business growth, Dylan has been instrumental in transforming PUMA's online presence and establishing the brand as a leader in the global e-commerce landscape. His strategic thinking and innovative approach have propelled PUMA to new heights, delivering forward thinking and progressive digital experiences for customers around the world.In addition to his role at PUMA, Dylan is also recognized as a MACH Alliance Ambassador, actively promoting the benefits of modern, composable, and headless technologies in the industry. As an advocate for the MACH (Microservices, API-first, Cloud-native, and Headless) approach, he champions the adoption of scalable and flexible architectures that empower businesses to adapt quickly to evolving market demands.Topics discussed include the following: Computer Science Origins PUMA Legacy Systems Moving Faste

Abhi Aiyer is not only this podcast’s co-host, but also the Principal Software Engineer / Tech Lead at Gatsby. He has many years of experience in the architecture, design, and development of software and tools for startup companies, and has worked on high profile digital websites for popular US Athletes. Nowadays Abhi is changing how engineers build on the web at Gatsby.Hear Abhi's perspective on: Big Static Websites Gatsby DSG Unexpected Challenges Gatsby’s Versatility Designing Interactions Carefully Footgun Balance Upcoming Gatsby Improvements GraphQL & Gatsby Plugin Governance Opinionated Gatsbyverse DX Optimizing For Silence Community Strengths And Weaknesses and much more… LinksGitHubGatsbyTwitterInstagramMedium

Abhi Aiyer is not only this podcast’s co-host, but also the Principal Software Engineer / Tech Lead at Gatsby. He has many years of experience in the architecture, design, and development of software and tools for startup companies, and has worked on high profile digital websites for popular US Athletes. Nowadays Abhi is changing how engineers build on the web at Gatsby.Hear Abhi's perspective on: Apollo Federation Dominance Gatsby Data Layer Gatsby Influences Gatsbyverse Gatsby’s Future Plans Gatsby SSR Reducing JAM-tax Beyond React and much more… LinksGitHubGatsbyTwitterInstagramMedium

Abhi Aiyer is not only this podcast’s co-host, but also the Principal Software Engineer / Tech Lead at Gatsby. He has many years of experience in the architecture, design, and development of software and tools for startup companies, and has worked on high profile digital websites for popular US Athletes. Nowadays Abhi is changing how engineers build on the web at Gatsby.Hear Abhi's perspective on: Early GraphQL Era MeteorJS Days Apollo Spectrum Before Schema Stitching Federation Experiments and much more… LinksGitHubGatsbyTwitterInstagramMedium

Abhi Aiyer is not only this podcast’s co-host, but also the Principal Software Engineer / Tech Lead at Gatsby. He has many years of experience in the architecture, design, and development of software and tools for startup companies, and has worked on high profile digital websites for popular US Athletes. Nowadays Abhi is changing how engineers build on the web at Gatsby.Hear Abhi's perspective on: Jumping Into Engineering What Is AngularJS? Initial Milestones Hiring Culture Fits Senior Role Models Aiming To Be Useful Learning From Patterns Having A Chip Good Managers Behavior Improvements Terrible Soft Skills Filling Senior Roles Mentorship Along The Way Getting Chances Team Work Soft Skills Code Velocity and much more… LinksGitHubGatsbyTwitterInstagramMedium

Abhi Aiyer is not only this podcast’s co-host, but also the Principal Software Engineer / Tech Lead at Gatsby. He has many years of experience in the architecture, design, and development of software and tools for startup companies, and has worked on high profile digital websites for popular US Athletes. Nowadays Abhi is changing how engineers build on the web at Gatsby.Hear Abhi's perspective on: Math And Economics Getting Into Coding Hustling Without Experience Finding A Mentor Getting Opportunities Impostor Syndrome Having No CS Degree Grit And Effort and much more… LinksGitHubGatsbyTwitterInstagramMedium

Abhi Aiyer is not only this podcast’s co-host, but also the Principal Software Engineer / Tech Lead at Gatsby. He has many years of experience in the architecture, design, and development of software and tools for startup companies, and has worked on high profile digital websites for popular US Athletes. Nowadays Abhi is changing how engineers build on the web at Gatsby.Hear Abhi's perspective on: Getting Into Coding Hustling Without Experience Finding A Mentor Getting Opportunities Impostor Syndrome Having No CS Degree Grit And Effort Jumping Into Engineering Initial Milestones Hiring Culture Fits Senior Role Models Aiming To Be Useful Learning From Patterns Having A Chip Good Managers Behaviour Improvements Terrible Soft Skills Filling Senior Roles Mentorship Along The Way Getting Chances Team Work Soft Skills Code Velocity Early GraphQL Era Meteor.js Days Apollo Spectrum Before Schema Stitching Federation Experiments Apollo Federation Dominance Gatsby's Data Layer Gatsby Influences Gatsbyverse Gatsby’s Fut

Marc-André is a GraphQL TSC Member, and worked on GraphQL APIs for Shopify and GitHub in the past. He has now found his dream job at Netflix. Over the past few years his focus has been on GraphQL, and he's the author of the highly recommended and widely read book "Production Ready GraphQL". Marc-André has a passion for tools and specifications that allow GraphQL API developers to provide better experiences. This led to many valuable talks and blog posts on the subject.Hear Marc-André's perspective on: DataLoader pattern reflections SQL autogeneration Graphcool Hasura Modern databases Software principles Hard problems Lessons learned Big company collaboration KISS Local tooling Federation problems and much more… Links@__xuorig__GitHubproductionreadygraphql.com

Marc-André is a GraphQL TSC Member, and worked on GraphQL APIs for Shopify and GitHub in the past. He has now found his dream job at Netflix. Over the past few years his focus has been on GraphQL, and he's the author of the highly recommended and widely read book "Production Ready GraphQL". Marc-André has a passion for tools and specifications that allow GraphQL API developers to provide better experiences. This led to many valuable talks and blog posts on the subject.Hear Marc-André's perspective on: Latency Observable solutions p95 & p99 responses Surprising GraphQL requests Relay p50 Observability @Netflix Tracing shortcut Resolver observability Marc-André’s nightmares and much more… Links@__xuorig__GitHubproductionreadygraphql.com

Marc-André is a GraphQL TSC Member, and worked on GraphQL APIs for Shopify and GitHub in the past. He has now found his dream job at Netflix. Over the past few years his focus has been on GraphQL, and he's the author of the highly recommended and widely read book "Production Ready GraphQL". Marc-André has a passion for tools and specifications that allow GraphQL API developers to provide better experiences. This led to many valuable talks and blog posts on the subject.Hear Marc-André's perspective on: The big error conversation Throwing errors Relay pagination Battle tested error handling GitHub API Error types Anticipating errors Union pattern Array solution Weighing best approaches Fake metrics Status codes GraphQL specific tooling Schema errors Validation errors and much more… Links@__xuorig__GitHubproductionreadygraphql.com

Marc-André is a GraphQL TSC Member, and worked on GraphQL APIs for Shopify and GitHub in the past. He has now found his dream job at Netflix. Over the past few years his focus has been on GraphQL, and he's the author of the highly recommended and widely read book "Production Ready GraphQL". Marc-André has a passion for tools and specifications that allow GraphQL API developers to provide better experiences. This led to many valuable talks and blog posts on the subject.Hear Marc-André's perspective on: GraphQL @Netflix Massive scale Designing schemas Public API designs Schema patterns Internal API secret sauces and much more… Links@__xuorig__GitHubproductionreadygraphql.com