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Pros of axios
Pros of GraphQL
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    • 74
      Schemas defined by the requests made by the user
    • 62
      Will replace RESTful interfaces
    • 60
      The future of API's
    • 48
      The future of databases
    • 12
      Self-documenting
    • 11
      Get many resources in a single request
    • 5
      Query Language
    • 5
      Ask for what you need, get exactly that
    • 3
      Fetch different resources in one request
    • 3
      Evolve your API without versions
    • 3
      Type system
    • 2
      Easy setup
    • 2
      GraphiQL
    • 2
      Ease of client creation
    • 1
      Good for apps that query at build time. (SSR/Gatsby)
    • 1
      Backed by Facebook
    • 1
      Easy to learn
    • 1
      "Open" document
    • 1
      Better versioning
    • 1
      Standard
    • 1
      1. Describe your data
    • 1
      Fast prototyping

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    Cons of axios
    Cons of GraphQL
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      • 4
        Hard to migrate from GraphQL to another technology
      • 4
        More code to type.
      • 2
        Takes longer to build compared to schemaless.
      • 1
        All the pros sound like NFT pitches
      • 1
        Works just like any other API at runtime

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      What is axios?

      It is a Javascript library used to make http requests from node.js or XMLHttpRequests from the browser and it supports the Promise API that is native to JS ES6.

      What is GraphQL?

      GraphQL is a data query language and runtime designed and used at Facebook to request and deliver data to mobile and web apps since 2012.

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