#optimization

6 posts

2022

Memoizing an n-ary function in TypeScript

In this post, I talk about an approach to memoizing a n-ary function in JavaScript / TypeScript preserving the flow of types.

TypeScript·JavaScript·Optimization·February 3, 2022·9 min

How to avoid logging sensitive data in GraphQL

Metrics, Logging, and Tracing are some primary forms of monitoring we use in our services. In this post, I talk about how we can leverage the power of GraphQL to prevent sensitive information ending up in these monitoring tools.

GraphQL·Optimization·JavaScript·Sensitive Data·January 29, 2022·8 min

2020

GraphQL Optimization - Lookaheads - Prefetching

In previous posts, we saw how to optimize data between GraphQL Server and a backend server using the concepts of lookaheads and field filtering. In this post, we are going to leverage look aheads for other forms of optimization - especially prefetching resources.

GraphQL·Optimization·JavaScript·February 22, 2020·6 min

GraphQL Optimization - Dataloaders

In the previous posts, we saw how to optimize the data transfer between the GraphQL server and a data provider - backend server. In this post, I'm going to talk about how we can handle the complexities we discussed in previous posts with a Dataloader

GraphQL·Optimization·JavaScript·February 19, 2020·7 min

GraphQL Optimization - Field Filtering

In this post, we are going to take a look at one of the primary optimizations we can achieve by using GraphQL Lookaheds - Field filtering. We will dive deep into what the different complexities are for applying lookaheads to optimize data between GraphQL server and a backend server.

GraphQL·Optimization·JavaScript·February 18, 2020·6 min

GraphQL Optimization - Lookaheads

GraphQL offers a way to optimize the data between a client and a server. We can use the declarative nature of a GraphQL query to perform lookaheads. Lookaheads provide us a way to optimize the data between the GraphQL server and a backend data provider - like a database or another server that can return partial responses.

GraphQL·Optimization·JavaScript·February 9, 2020·6 min