# Why I believe GraphQL will come to replace REST

<https://dev.to/reactiveconf/why-i-believe-graphql-will-come-to-replace-rest>

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## From the page (probably an excerpt, not Jamie's words)

GraphQL is a product-developer-friendly and efficient method for fetching structured data from a server, designed to be an alternative to REST. It was developed in 2012 at Facebook, has powered the

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