From a0f214a9f98762a706f5126d91204aa90318f356 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Stefano Torresi Date: Mon, 4 Feb 2019 18:38:31 +0700 Subject: [PATCH] Update docs intro verbiage Just throwing my 2 cents: I don't think it's fair to say that "it's intended to be a replacement", given that multiple API paradigms can coexist in the same system and each of them have their trade-offs. (cherry picked from commit b1ab1820b684ac659dbdfd04ae2b0f502dbc0696) --- docs/index.md | 2 +- 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/docs/index.md b/docs/index.md index 46dbb5a..a031a42 100644 --- a/docs/index.md +++ b/docs/index.md @@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ # About GraphQL GraphQL is a modern way to build HTTP APIs consumed by the web and mobile clients. -It is intended to be a replacement for REST and SOAP APIs (even for **existing applications**). +It is intended to be an alternative to REST and SOAP APIs (even for **existing applications**). GraphQL itself is a [specification](https://github.com/facebook/graphql) designed by Facebook engineers. Various implementations of this specification were written