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Handshake's GraphQL on iOS: How We Decided Against Apollo & Where We Went Next

Original post GraphQL on iOS: How We Decided Against Apollo & Where We Went Next

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Handshake chose NOT to use Apollo for GraphQL on iOS. Here's why that unconventional decision made perfect sense for their team.

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