We spoke with Jason Bahl, Principal Software Engineer at WP Engine in our latest API Intersection podcast episode. Bahl is the creator and maintainer of WPGraphQL, a free, open-source WordPress plugin that provides an extendable GraphQL schema and API for any WordPress site. Bahl helps reduce friction for developers and site owners who want to use WordPress as a CMS. GraphQL is an open-source specification for data retrieval from server to client. We had the pleasure of discussing REST versus GraphQL and the many benefits of using GraphQL for API development. While I have nothing against GraphQL, there seems to be so many misuses that I’m often skeptical about overenthusiasm (not to say that was the case in this episode). At Stoplight we help companies with designing their platforms around REST/HTTP APIs, so it’s certainly our comfort zone. That said, I’m always up for talking to folks who have expertise in emerging API formats like GraphQL, and the discussion with Mr. Bahl was a great one. GraphQL is an open-source specification for data retrieval from server to client. We had the pleasure of discussing REST versus GraphQL and the many benefits of using GraphQL for API development. Do you have a question you'd like answered, or a topic you want to see in a future episode? Let us know here: https://stoplight.io/question/