Realtime React Apps with GraphQL

Explore the world of realtime React applications using GraphQL in this React Conf 2017 talk by Robert Zhu from Meta. Discover why realtime apps are captivating and examine various examples. Delve into remote data handling, comparing push-based and pull-based realtime APIs. Learn about improving polling techniques, live queries, and the implementation of subscriptions. Understand the pubsub and subscriber patterns, and gain insights into GraphQL's role in building efficient realtime applications. Follow along with a practical demo and code examples, and get updated on the current state of GraphQL development, including ongoing RFC processes.

Introduction
Outline
Why are realtime apps interesting
What are realtime apps
Examples of realtime apps
Remote data
Pushbased realtime APIs
Pull realtime APIs
Polling
Improving polling
Live queries
Subscriptions and live queries
Pubsub patterns
Subscriber patterns
What is GraphQL
Wish Driven Design
Demo
Code
Where are we
GraphQL RFC
Conclusion