How does AWS AppSync compare to Prisma / Graphcool...
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Jim
06/05/2018, 9:26 PMHow does AWS AppSync compare to Prisma / Graphcool Baas?
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clayton
06/05/2018, 9:28 PMgood question
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alechp
06/05/2018, 9:36 PMalechp
06/05/2018, 9:36 PMNot comparison, just context
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sakhmedbayev
06/06/2018, 3:12 AMOne thing I have noticed working with AppSync is that it is lack of “offline” support of dev tools. You cannot run AppSync locally. Things could change since I last worked with AppSync.
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Jim
06/06/2018, 9:18 AMAssuming I dont care about offline support, are AppSync and Graphcool BaaS similar?
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sakhmedbayev
06/06/2018, 2:12 PMI think in some stance they are similar. A couple months ago, AppSync supported only AWS Dynamo DB. Do not if it is the case for the moment. I do not think also that AppSync will give you that much GraphQL experience as Prisma can. I do not think it is possible to run nested mutation with AppSync. Be aware also that with AppSync you need to learn VTL (velocity templating language) http://velocity.apache.org/engine/1.7/user-guide.html#what-can-velocity-do-for-me