GraphQL, the web API query language developed by Facebook, has been gaining attention for several years now. And also here in the Java Magazine, several articles on the subject matter have appeared, such as in issue 5.18 and 7.18. But while those examined the server-side in detail, the client itself was left out. This article will focus on the usage of a GraphQL interface in the frontend, while also taking a closer look at both Angular and React.

The fact that JavaFX is more than one of nature’s vagaries was portrayed in our article series “20 JavaFX real-world applications”. However, one question lingers: Where does it stand in relation to other competitive approaches? We asked JAX speaker Manuel Mauky (Saxonia Systems) for a statement.