I worked on two projects using GraphQL and don't want to do it again. Both times the backend was a mess and the "design" or the lack thereof had all the signs of being written by "evangelists" who got bored or got fired leaving the new arrivals to sort out the mess. I'm sure GraphQL is the right fit for some problem domains, but most of the problems I deal with are happily solved with the help of a REST API.
> written by "evangelists" who got bored or got fired leaving the new arrivals to sort out the mess.
BINGO.
Someone (VP Eng who was a FE dev) 7 years ago decided shiny new thing was the best and we had to use it, it was owned by FE team, then no one wanted to own it, now BE team has to deal with it, and every dev goes out of their way to avoid it in arch design for new features.
