Service Communication - REST vs. GrapQL vs. gRPC

Learn the three primary API communication styles in use today and discover which one is best-suited to your next project.

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Course Details

What Will Developers Learn?

Effective service communication is crucial in an era where microservices and distributed architectures are ubiquitous. This one-day course introduces the three primary API communication styles: REST, GraphQL, and gRPC.

Participants will gain in-depth knowledge of REST, GraphQL, and gRPC, understanding the advantages and limitations of each. They will be equipped to make informed decisions when choosing an API communication style for their next project.

Participants will learn through platform-agnostic presentations, demonstrations, discussions, and hands-on exercises. By understanding the strengths and weaknesses of each approach, you’ll be better equipped to make informed decisions in your projects, whether you’re designing new services or maintaining existing ones.

Target Audience: Developers and Architects

This course is intended for developers and architects across all platforms, including but not limited to .NET, Java, Python, and JavaScript.

What is the Course's Prerequisites?

Ideally, each participant should have a familiarity with the HTTP protocol, including verbs and status codes, is required. Additionally, a basic understanding of how the web works is desirable.

Course Agenda

This course will cover many topics, including:

REST APIs:

- Introduction to APIs
- REST
- Verbs and status codes
- Rest maturity model
- Hypermedia
- API Gateway
- Backend For Frontend (BFF)
- Swagger and OpenAPI

GraphQL:

- Introduction to GraphQL APIs

gRPC:

- - HTTP/2
  - gRPC
  - Protobuf

Final Summary:

- Comparing the three approaches

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Service Communication - REST vs. GrapQL vs. gRPC

Article SKU
T201

Duration
1 days or 2 half days

Level
Intermediate

Language
English, Swedish

Price
Contact me for a price enquiry or to submit interest.

Service Communication - REST vs. GrapQL vs. gRPC Training FAQs

Do you provide both on-site and remote training classes?

Yes, we provide both types of training.

Do you provide training in both Swedish and English?

Yes, both options are available. All our course materials are in English and we can teach the class in either Swedish or English.

Do you do half-day training?

When we run on-site, we usually do full-day classes. For remote training, we can provide options for both half and full days.

Do you do webinars and shorter talks?

Yes, please visit our Talks page for more details.

Do you provide customized courses?

Yes we do that. Contact me for more information.

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