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Martin Bonnin @mbonnin.net · 8h

Happy Monday 👋!
@pcaen.fr wrote about how the Medium team migrated to Apollo 4, good read!

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Medium Android App — Migrating from Apollo Kotlin 3 to 4: Lessons Learned

In this post, I’ll share my experience migrating the Medium Android app from Apollo Kotlin version 3 to version 4, including the…

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Watson @michael-watson.bsky.social · Sep 9

Hey Amsterdam locals, we're hosting a free popup MCP Server Builder Series coming to Generator Amsterdam this Thursday 9/11. Doors open at 5:30pm and we have a great lineup planned with multiple technical talks.

Hope to see you there! Register on Luma 👉 luma.com/wh8ts1tm

MCP Server Builder Series - Amsterdam · Luma

Join fellow developers and creators for an interactive event dedicated to Model Context Protocol (MCP) server development. Experience hands-on talks and live…

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Amanda Martin @amandamartin.bsky.social · Sep 3

Thrilled to be joining Commit Your Code as a speaker (and first time attendee) this year.

Can't wait to see you all!

Commit your code speaker card announcement for Amanda Martin

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Amanda Martin @amandamartin.bsky.social · Sep 3

Don't miss our next event in NYC! We have an absolutely stacked lineup and I'm so excited

Register here luma.com/y642yt0j

Lenny Burdette @lennyburdette.bsky.social · Sep 3

I've got some ideas for working with APIs (including MCP JSON:API and GraphQL) that I'll be demoing in NYC in two weeks!

I'm speaking at the MCP Builder Series in New York. Will you join? Thursday, September 18th, 4pm ET. Speaker Lenny Burdette, Apollo

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Nick Taylor @nickyt.online · Aug 15

Big ups to @amandamartin.bsky.social and the @apollographql.com crew for having me at their MCP Builder series in NYC! Thanks for all the great feedback and convos with old and new friends! Also, Amanda and me finally met IRL!

youtube.com/watch?v=b42d... #zerotrust #mcp #oauth #agenticai

OAuth gets you in, Zero Trust keeps you safe with Nick Taylor from Pomerium

YouTube video by Apollo GraphQL

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Amanda Martin @amandamartin.bsky.social · Aug 15

Thanks so much for joining us! You dropped a ton of knowledge 💪

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Jeff Auriemma @jeff.auriemma.xyz · Aug 1

Great read www.experimental-history.com/p/face-it-yo...

Face it: you're a crazy person

OR: why your brain needs a boxcutter

www.experimental-history.com

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Amanda Martin @amandamartin.bsky.social · Jul 30

You were great! So glad you could join us and happy to finally meet irl

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Nick Taylor @nickyt.online · Jul 30

Thanks @amandamartin.bsky.social, Chauntay, Michael & the @apollographql.com team for a great MCP builders meetup in NYC! Big ups to the other speakers & everyone who chatted with me after my talk. Glad it resonated. Also, thanks for the swag Apollo! lu.ma/home?e=evt-j...

#mcp #agenticai #zerotrust

Me, Richard, and Alana post meetup and post supper

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Richard @choir241.bsky.social · Jul 29

Watching @amandamartin.bsky.social demo @apollographql.com MCP server and getting events with speaking sessions at @apollographql.com’s MCP Server Builder Series

Amanda talking in front of a room of people sitting

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Apollo GraphQL @apollographql.com · Jul 28

Get ready for the next episode of @codetv.dev's Web Dev Challenge and Apollo Connectors releasing tomorrow!

Join our builders as they code apps that make API integration easy with Apollo Connectors. 6 devs, 4 hours, 1 mission: build apps that get us offline & connecting IRL ☀️

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Amanda Martin @amandamartin.bsky.social · Jul 27

This was beautiful. Have a watch if you haven't yet seen it.

Scott Hanselman 🌮 @scott.hanselman.com · Jul 17

I just wanted to say, I’m probably more proud of this Ted talk than just about anything I’ve ever done so I’m gonna be absolutely useless for the next couple of weeks as I promote the shit out of this because I want you to watch it because it matters in the moment we are in youtu.be/dVG8W-0p6vg

Tech Promised Everything. Did it deliver? | Scott Hanselman | TEDxPortland

YouTube video by TEDx Talks

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Amanda Martin @amandamartin.bsky.social · Jul 8

We have two more events scheduled this month in SF and NYC and I'd love to see you all at one. Follow our luma calendar to RSVP and stay updated lu.ma/mcp-server?k=c

MCP Server Builder Series · Events Calendar

View and subscribe to events from MCP Server Builder Series on Luma. A calendar focused on events related to helping developers build MCP servers.

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Amanda Martin @amandamartin.bsky.social · Jul 8

The recap of our first MCP builder event in SF is live. This post includes links to all the speaker sessions so even if you couldn't join us you can still benefit from the knowledge shared 💜

dev.to/apollographq...

Meet the Builders: Highlights from the MCP Server Builder Meetup

On June 18th, we hosted our very first MCP Server Builder Meetup in San Francisco, bringing together...

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Amanda Martin @amandamartin.bsky.social · Jun 28

Miss yoooouuuuu

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Amanda Martin @amandamartin.bsky.social · Jun 28

Happy birthday!

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Amanda Martin @amandamartin.bsky.social · Jun 28

Happy birthday!

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Amanda Martin @amandamartin.bsky.social · Jun 24

@elliezub.bsky.social did one for Pieces that was a big success

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Amanda Martin @amandamartin.bsky.social · Jun 24

It's time y'all! Come listen in

www.youtube.com/live/rdn70CR...

Apollo Summer ’25 Product Release

YouTube video by Apollo GraphQL

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Amanda Martin @amandamartin.bsky.social · Jun 24

So excited to demo connectors new features for y'all! Come through

Jeff Auriemma @jeff.auriemma.xyz · Jun 24

Apollo has shifted to doing some milestone Launch Events throughout the year. Summer Launch 2025 is a big one! Our blog has a lot of the details up now, but you don't want to miss @amandamartin.bsky.social, @debergalis.bsky.social & @michael-watson.bsky.social on stream in 30m:

Apollo GraphQL @apollographql.com · Jun 23

Tomorrow. RT if you're ready for the future of AI + GraphQL 🚀https://apollographql.pulse.ly/2wcrlsvkeh

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Amanda Martin @amandamartin.bsky.social · Jun 24

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Amanda Martin @amandamartin.bsky.social · Jun 24

Kap, Jorge, and Aryaman demoed new @v0.dev features and answered some interesting and tough questions. This team just keeps shipping

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Amanda Martin @amandamartin.bsky.social · Jun 24

@dthompsondev.bsky.social said...what If Duolingo was better....and then he made it better

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Amanda Martin @amandamartin.bsky.social · Jun 24

Hermes taught us about voice models and his kids favorite prompt 🐢

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Amanda Martin @amandamartin.bsky.social · Jun 24

@marktechson.com showed us a very cool shopping assistant powered by Angular and his elite vibes

Mark with his hand raised standing in front of projected slides

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