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"This is REST. This is GraphQL. What's the difference? REST exposes fixed endpoints that return a predetermined shape of data. So, you often overfetch or underfetch and need multiple round trips. While GraphQL exposes a single endpoint where the client specifies exactly which fields it needs, getting everything in one request. This is polling. This is WebSockets. What's the difference? on a timer, wasting requests when nothing's changed, and adding delay when something has. While WebSockets opens a persistent two-way connection, the server pushes updates the instant they happen. No asking required. This is pagination. This is infinite scroll. What's the difference? Pagination breaks data into fixed pages the user navigates through, so they always know While infinite scroll keeps loading more as the user nears the bottom, maximizing engagement but making it easy to lose your place and hard to reach a footer. Follow for more!"

"This is REST. This is GraphQL. What's the difference? REST exposes fixed endpoints that return a predetermined shape of data. So, you often overfetch or under…