# Rapid dApp Development with GraphQL: Let's Get RADD – Brendan Asselstine

- Channel: [Ethereum Denver](https://streameth.org/ethereum-denver)
- Date: 2020-10-09
- Duration: 32:22
- Topics: Brendan Asselstine, Pool Together, ETHDenver, Ethereum, Cryptocurrency, Crypto, Blockchain, Blockchain technology, Bitcoin, Decentralized finance, DeFi, Hackathon, Smart Contracts, Social Impact, Decentralization, Privacy, Identity, Non Fungible Token, Token Economics, Crypto Education, Blockchain Education, Blockchain for Good, ETHDenver BUIDLathon, ETHDenver hackathon, Ethereum Denver, ETHDenver 2020, Ethereum hackathon, Ethereum Denver hackathon, #BeABufficorn, #imapegabufficorn, Web3, Science & Technology
- Watch: https://streameth.org/watch/yt-M5qHB4xu894
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M5qHB4xu894

## Description

This talk is from ETHDenver, the world’s largest Web3 BUIDLathon and Community Gathering. ETHDenver’s content is crypto and blockchain focused. 

Subscribe to our channel to learn more + connect on Twitter: https://twitter.com/EthereumDenver. 

Speaker: Brendan Asselstine of Pool Together

Abstract: In this workshop we’ll build a dApp from scratch using GraphQL. The dApp will begin its life as a humble interface to a smart contract using our in-house framework, and then become supercharged with a Graph Protocol Subgraph. Along the way we’ll discuss our rationale for using (and abusing) GraphQL, and what the present and future holds for GraphQL and Ethereum.

The dApp we build will be based on the new PoolTogether Pods dApp launched for ETHDenver. The architecture of this dApp is the result of many iterations of refinement, so we’re excited to discuss our insights and show off our framework “Tightbeam”.

First we’ll outline some of the challenges and complexities dApp builders face when reading from the Ethereum blockchain and how we overcame them.

Next we’ll bootstrap a fresh dApp that interfaces with the ETHDenver Pod smart contract.

We’ll supercharge the dApp by writing a Graph Protocol Subgraph to view data.

Finally, we’ll finish by reviewing the state of Ethereum client support for GraphQL.

This talk was recorded Friday, February 14, 2020.

ETHDenver 2020’s content themes included DeFi; DAOs and Token Engineering (TE); Gaming and Usability; Protocols and Interoperability; and Public Good and Social Impact. 

Industry experts also weighed in on topics like decentralization, privacy, identity, non-fungible tokens, scaling, governance, diversity, and arts and culture in blockchain technology.

The 2020 event was February 14-16 in Denver, Colorado and hosted 2000+ blockchain enthusiasts, developers and community members from 50 countries and 50 U.S. states.

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