46 episodes

Max Stoiber (CEO, Stellate) and Abhi Aiyer (Tech Lead, Gatsby) dive deep into the GraphQL ecosystem with experts from the industry.

Listen in for practical tips from production power users, discussions about the evolution of the language and the tooling, the work of the GraphQL Foundation, and so much more.

GraphQL Radio Stellate

    • Technology
    • 4.9 • 8 Ratings

Max Stoiber (CEO, Stellate) and Abhi Aiyer (Tech Lead, Gatsby) dive deep into the GraphQL ecosystem with experts from the industry.

Listen in for practical tips from production power users, discussions about the evolution of the language and the tooling, the work of the GraphQL Foundation, and so much more.

    Miles Bardon | Senior Software Engineer @ The LEGO Group | GraphQL @ LEGO | Domains | Team Size | The Guild | Daunting Tasks | In-Store Experiences | Passion For LEGO | Challenges | The Guild | GraphQL Inspector | Tech Stack | Serverless | LEGO Ecosyste

    Miles Bardon | Senior Software Engineer @ The LEGO Group | GraphQL @ LEGO | Domains | Team Size | The Guild | Daunting Tasks | In-Store Experiences | Passion For LEGO | Challenges | The Guild | GraphQL Inspector | Tech Stack | Serverless | LEGO Ecosyste

    I’m Miles, a senior software engineer at The LEGO Group, in the Brick Experience team on LEGO.com. I’ve been in the retail and e-commerce space for 5 years, with the last 2.5 years spent at The LEGO Group and in that time I’ve learnt a lot about GraphQL and the wider development ecosystem. I’m passionate about improving the performance and developer experience for anyone working on or with our GraphQL API, and have made great strides in improvements with the help of all my talented colleagues here at The LEGO Group.
     Outside of work, I’m keen to build and display some of the amazing LEGO sets produced today, as well as my Bionicle collection from days gone by. I’m also an avid gamer and Dungeons and Dragons player (and sometimes DM), often combining the two passions!
    Topics Discussed: 

    GraphQL @ LEGO
    Domains
    Team Size
    The Guild
    Daunting Tasks
    In-Store Experiences
    Passion For LEGO
    Challenges
    GraphQL Inspector
    Tech Stack
    Serverless
    LEGO Ecosystem
    Staying Up-To-Date
    Developer Experience
    Schema Breakage
    TypeScript
    Open Source Work
    Large Schemas
    Internal Working Groups
    Federation
    Monolith Server
    lego.com History
    Working @ The LEGO Group
    Work Culture
    Learning Days
    Autonomy
    Public GraphQL APIs
    DevOps Team
    GraphQL Caching @ LEGO
    Links:Miles BardonGitHubTwitterThe LEGO GroupStellateAndreas Heiberg

    • 30 min
    “Cache Like I’m 5” - Build In Public With The Stellate Team Behind CLI5

    “Cache Like I’m 5” - Build In Public With The Stellate Team Behind CLI5

    Show Notes:
    In the latest episode of GraphQL Radio, we take you behind the curtains at Stellate to discuss how their recent "Cache Like I'm 5" project came together. The wide-ranging discussion is led by Stellate's very own Engineering Manager Andreas Heiberg.
    Join us on this episode as we dive into the world of cache optimization! It all started during an engineering offsite in Mexico City, where the Stellate team had a breakthrough idea about Maximum Cache Hit Rate (Max CHR) and how it can help users optimize their services. The Stellate team discusses the challenges they faced, the metrics they defined, and the tools they built to provide actionable insights into cache performance. Learn how Max CHR, Uncached Bandwidth, and CHR Impact can revolutionize your caching decisions. Tune in to discover how you can take control of cache optimization with these latest features and improvements.
    Links:StellateCLI5 Blog PostAndreas HeibergBogdan SoareVictor TortoleroAlex TachoKamil Lafere

    • 33 min
    Luke Millar | VP of Engineering at Medium | Small Medium Team | Changes @ Medium | Employee Retention | Team Building | Halving Amazon Costs | Technical Improvements | Engineering Ladders | Experienced Engineers | Maintaining Tech Costs | Build vs Buy |

    Luke Millar | VP of Engineering at Medium | Small Medium Team | Changes @ Medium | Employee Retention | Team Building | Halving Amazon Costs | Technical Improvements | Engineering Ladders | Experienced Engineers | Maintaining Tech Costs | Build vs Buy |

    Luke Millar is a seasoned software engineer with extensive experience across the spectrum, from small startups to industry giants. Following the acquisition of his former venture, Projector, by Medium, Luke has taken the helm as the Vice President of Engineering at Medium, spearheading key initiatives and charting the course for technical excellence.
    Topics discussed include: 

    Small Medium Team
    Tremendous Impact
    Medium’s Phases
    Going Faster
    Being Acquired
    Visual Storytelling
    Changes @ Medium
    Employee Retention
    Work & Fun
    Meaningful Goals
    Team Building
    Halving Amazon Costs
    Technical Improvements
    Hiding Behind Big Teams
    Engineering Ladders
    Clarity Helps
    Introducing Levels
    Impacting Business
    Domain Expertise
    Experienced Engineers
    In-House Solutions
    Maintaining Tech Costs
    Build vs Buy
    GitHub’s Changes
    Making Users Happy
    Listen To Users
    Medium’s Scale
    Medium’s System
    GraphQL Queries
    Spikey Traffic
    Cost Issues
    Caching Layers
    News Traffic
    Unpredictable Spikes
    10000 Requests Per Second
    GraphQL At Medium
    GraphQL Pitfalls
    Technology Trade-Offs
    Bloated Queries
    Links:
    MediumTwitterWebsiteLinkedInMedium Engineering Blog

    • 52 min
    Dylan Valade | Clip | PUMA’s Tech Stack | Attracting Developers | Ideal Stack | TypeScript | Comfortability & Speed | Iterating Faster | GraphQL at PUMA | Frontend Iterations | Salesforce | Bleeding Edge | Sanity | CMS Systems | Shopping Core | Organi

    Dylan Valade | Clip | PUMA’s Tech Stack | Attracting Developers | Ideal Stack | TypeScript | Comfortability & Speed | Iterating Faster | GraphQL at PUMA | Frontend Iterations | Salesforce | Bleeding Edge | Sanity | CMS Systems | Shopping Core | Organi

    Dylan Valade is an accomplished technology executive, serving as the Head of Global E-Commerce Technology at PUMA. With an unwavering passion for leveraging technology to drive business growth, Dylan has been instrumental in transforming PUMA's online presence and establishing the brand as a leader in the global e-commerce landscape. His strategic thinking and innovative approach have propelled PUMA to new heights, delivering forward thinking and progressive digital experiences for customers around the world.
    In addition to his role at PUMA, Dylan is also recognized as a MACH Alliance Ambassador, actively promoting the benefits of modern, composable, and headless technologies in the industry. As an advocate for the MACH (Microservices, API-first, Cloud-native, and Headless) approach, he champions the adoption of scalable and flexible architectures that empower businesses to adapt quickly to evolving market demands.
    Topics discussed include the following:

    PUMA’s Tech Stack
    Attracting Developers
    Ideal Stack
    TypeScript
    Comfortability & Speed
    Iterating Faster
    GraphQL at PUMA
    Frontend Iterations
    Salesforce
    Bleeding Edge
    Sanity
    CMS Systems
    Shopping Core
    Organisational Problems
    Cover Of Stellate
    Resolving Caching Issues
    Bringing Down Costs
    E-Commerce Innovations
    AI
    Cache Management
    Developer Zone
    Patience
    Shipping Speedy Changes
    Fast Enough
    Links:Dylan Valade on LinkedInPUMAMACH AllianceStellate

    • 20 min
    Dylan Valade | Clip | Milliseconds Make Millions | E-Commerce Performance | Web Vitals | Shifting Measurement Landscape | Highest Value Sessions | Wasted Investments | Various Metrics | Idea To Production Time | Elite Organisations | Iteration Speed | P

    Dylan Valade | Clip | Milliseconds Make Millions | E-Commerce Performance | Web Vitals | Shifting Measurement Landscape | Highest Value Sessions | Wasted Investments | Various Metrics | Idea To Production Time | Elite Organisations | Iteration Speed | P

    Dylan Valade is an accomplished technology executive, serving as the Head of Global E-Commerce Technology at PUMA. With an unwavering passion for leveraging technology to drive business growth, Dylan has been instrumental in transforming PUMA's online presence and establishing the brand as a leader in the global e-commerce landscape. His strategic thinking and innovative approach have propelled PUMA to new heights, delivering forward thinking and progressive digital experiences for customers around the world.
    In addition to his role at PUMA, Dylan is also recognized as a MACH Alliance Ambassador, actively promoting the benefits of modern, composable, and headless technologies in the industry. As an advocate for the MACH (Microservices, API-first, Cloud-native, and Headless) approach, he champions the adoption of scalable and flexible architectures that empower businesses to adapt quickly to evolving market demands.
    Topics discussed include the following:

    Milliseconds Make Millions
    E-Commerce Performance
    Web Vitals
    Shifting Measurement Landscape
    Highest Value Sessions
    Wasted Investments
    Various Metrics
    Idea To Production Time
    Elite Organisations
    Iteration Speed
    PUMA's CMS Improvements
    Bottlenecks
    Internal Startup Ecosystem
    Moving Faster
    Links:Dylan Valade on LinkedInPUMAMACH AllianceStellate

    • 18 min
    Build In Public With Platform Architect Charles Brown From Formidable

    Build In Public With Platform Architect Charles Brown From Formidable

    Show Notes
    In the latest episode of GraphQL Radio, we take you behind the curtain with platform architect Charles Brown from Formidable to discuss how Formidable and Stellate joined forces to solve massive volume problems for PUMA while reducing operation costs by 30%+. This is the first of many in our new Build in Public Series. The wide-ranging discussion is led by Stellate's very own Andreas Heiberg, Engineering Manager, and supported by Jovi De Croock, Staff Software Engineer.
    Charles Brown is a full-stack engineer and platform architect with a broad range of experience leading large and small teams. He has spent the last 15 years working with both startups and enterprises, designing and building next-generation software and cloud infrastructure. He is a certified AWS Architect and has consistently delivered secure, stable, and highly available cloud infrastructure for numerous clients.

    Charlie's previous work includes building solutions ranging from thermal image mapping for the manufacturing industry, processing IoT data at scale in the cloud, and rebuilding health and financial services platforms from the ground up. Charlie is also a strong advocate of DevOps and has consulted with dozens of enterprises to help them smoothly make the transition from traditional ops to a more agile development cycle.
    Topics discussed include:

    PUMA's Platform Architecture
    Formidable Labs
    Optimizing App Performance
    Optimizing The Cloud
    Splitting Queries
    PUMA's Scale
    Massive Volume Problems
    Caching Considerations
    PUMA's Platform Challenges
    Splitting Data
    Aggregating Queries
    Marketing Campaign Speeds
    Cache Key Complexities
    Mitigating Bot Attacks
    Reducing Operation Costs
    "Cache Stories"
    Consultancy Support
    Netflix Scale Problems
    Inventory Systems
    Exciting Tools
    AI Tools
    Content Management World
    Sanity CMS
    Content Lead Time
    Real-Time Cache
    Purging Complexities
    Clearing Caches
    GraphQL & Stellate
    Salesforce
    Request Latencies
    urql
    Edge Networks
    Multi-Region Cloud
    E-Commerce Video
    Worldwide Cache Clearing
    Edge Compute
    React Server Components
    Next.js
    Links
    StellateFormidableCharles BrownAndreas HeibergJovi De Croock

    • 43 min

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