how long does it take to build something new? how many people can meaningfully mob in the same coding session? can you run a hackathon in under an hour?

Let’s find out!

This ad-hoc talk is just Benjie (and Michael Staib from ChilliCream!) riffing about some of the work that's going on in the GraphQL Working Groups currently. Topics covered include:

GraphQL Spec Freeze July 2025 - a new spec cut is coming! Incremental Delivery Schema Coordinates Fragment Arguments Nullability Operation Descriptions Service Capabilities GraphQL-over-HTTP Partial Success Status Code Composite Schemas GraphQL.js v17 GraphiQL v5 OpenTelemetry Documentation Overhaul Community Working Group Website Redesign GET INVOLVED!