Is GraphQL an implementation detail?

Sam and Ryan talk about whether GraphQL affects the architecture of an app, and what sort of UI code a well-implemented GraphQL server can replace. They also talk about Sam's experience working on a new side project using Next, Hasura, GraphQL and SWR. Topics include: 2:34 – Finally feeling good about our tech stack. How easy GraphQL makes it to get or update aggregate data. 13:42 – Giving frontend developers a query language 19:46 - Does GraphQL encourage your JavaScript frontend to become more of a dumb view layer? 35:22 – Should you worry about unnecessary requests if they're abstracted behind your data-fetching library? 51:58 – Is GraphQL an implementation detail?