Apollo GraphQL Server vs graphql-sequelize vs from scratch?

Question

I'm a beginner to javascript and GraphQL, looking to implement a simple app that interacts with a MySQL database and wraps a 3rd party REST API. GraphQL seems like the right fit, and Javascript has first party support.

To get started, should I use Apollo's GraphQL Server or mickhansen's graphql-sequelize (with his dataloader-sequelize) or write one from scratch?

In all cases it seems to use sequelize under the hood, which mickhansen is a major contributor to.

I'm looking for the advice and analysis of more experienced javascript and GraphQL programmers.

I realise the final decision is subjective but I'm looking for a thought out pro/con of all 3 different solutions.

Thanks in advance!

Answer 1

I would recommend not to start writing your server from scratch, but to use existing libraries and seed projects. Personally, I use Typescript with the Apollo stack, combined with several other libraries for splitting the schema to files, and auto-generating types. This post demonstrates how to modularize your graphql server code, providing a seed project you can clone. Hope it helps! :)