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Try FaunaDB's GraphQL API

Chris Anderson

Jun 18, 2019 | Tutorial

GraphQL is quickly becoming the default language for working with APIs and data, making it easy to stitch sources together, and enabling API consumers to move fast without breaking things. Fauna is proud to announce our native Gra...

Getting Started with GraphQL, Part 3: The Unique Directive

Chris Anderson

Apr 30, 2019 | Tutorial

In the previous two articles we explored how to set up your development environment and query your GraphQL schema, then added relationships to your GraphQL queries. In this article we’ll look at the @unique directive, which allows...

Getting Started with GraphQL, Part 2: Relations

Chris Anderson

Apr 11, 2019 | Tutorial

In the previous post, we explored how to set up your development environment and query your GraphQL schema. Assuming that you are already connected to your database via Fauna Shell and GraphQL Playground, this article focuses on a...

Getting Started with GraphQL, Part 1: Importing and Querying Your Schema

Chris Anderson

Apr 09, 2019 | Tutorial

GraphQL is a common language that backend and frontend developers can use to specify the shape and content of the data they request. By decoupling backend development from frontend API requirements, GraphQL removes tons of frictio...

Learning FQL, Part 3: Database Access Keys

Chris Anderson

Apr 08, 2019 | Tutorial

In the previous two posts in this series, we covered FaunaDB schema basics, and basic CRUD operations (create, read, update, and delete). Fauna Shell handles access control for you, so you haven’t had to do any key management. Thi...

Learning FQL, Part 2: Create, Read, Update, and Delete Operations (CRUD)

Chris Anderson

Mar 06, 2019 | Tutorial

The most common database queries are used simply to manipulate individual data items. For instance a recipe application allows users to save a new recipe, read an existing recipe, make changes to a recipe, or remove an unwanted re...

Learning FQL, Part 1: FaunaDB Schema Objects

Chris Anderson

Feb 26, 2019 | Tutorial

This series introduces the FaunaDB Query Language, giving examples of patterns and APIs that you’ll interact with as you use the database. This is the first article in the series, and discusses the primitive objects that you’ll wo...

Introducing Automated Log Topology in FaunaDB 2.6

Deba Chatterjee

Feb 04, 2019 | Product, Tutorial

One of the most exciting features of the FaunaDB 2.6 release is the automated log topology. Prior to this release, setting up the log topology was a manual process where an enterprise operator had to decide on a log topology upfro...

Building a Serverless JAMStack app with FaunaDB Cloud: Part 2

Chris Anderson

Jan 29, 2019 | Tutorial, Serverless

In my experience with enterprise application development, the pattern I’ll illustrate in this series fits a wide range of collaborative apps. Most apps have some form of login, and once users are identified, they’re able to partic...

Building a Serverless JAMStack app with FaunaDB Cloud: Part 1

Chris Anderson

Jan 23, 2019 | Tutorial, Serverless

I’ve written a handful of articles about this code and the access control pattern it uses in previous blogs. Moving forward I’ll group articles related to this code example as a series: Building a Serverless JAMStack App with Faun...

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