Just to clear this up a bit; Apollo doesn't "need to keep raising this kind of funding". Both Meteor and Apollo have been making money. What's really happening here is that both Apollo and its amazing supporters/investors have witnessed first hand the impact that data graph based technology can have on the lives of developers and the productivity (and bottom line) of companies. To help take all of this further, we've decided now is the time to bring more people on board, so we're substantially growing our team (hence the extra dollars).
> They're taking funding and attention away from other more deserving projects.
I've gotta say, I completely disagree with this statement. Meteor and Apollo have both helped thousands of developers do amazing things, for free. Yes, I work for Apollo, but I'll detach for a sec; I can't think of any open source software company on the planet that deserves this more than they do. I can tell you first hand that Apollo cares deeply about open source software (OSS culture is ingrained into the company right from the top), and goes to great lengths to make developers happy and provide ways for developers to use a large portion of the things it builds for free - no strings attached. When I encounter other companies that act like this, I instantly think they should get anything they need to help themselves flourish and thrive - Apollo is no different.
>> What's really happening here is that both Apollo and its amazing supporters/investors have witnessed first hand the impact that data graph based technology can have on the lives of developers and the productivity (and bottom line) of companies
It's just a bunch of wealthy people using their money to force their opinions about software development onto as many developers as possible...
I can guarantee that there exists simpler solutions outside of the GraphQL bubble that far exceed what can be achieved with Apollo in terms of both flexibility and productivity. I could share some links if you are genuinely interested.
> [W]itnessed first hand the impact that data graph based technology can have on the lives of developers and the productivity (and bottom line) of companies
Have you quantified this? I'd be curious to see how much productive companies are using GraphQL when compared to creating, e.g., generic REST API's.
> They're taking funding and attention away from other more deserving projects.
I've gotta say, I completely disagree with this statement. Meteor and Apollo have both helped thousands of developers do amazing things, for free. Yes, I work for Apollo, but I'll detach for a sec; I can't think of any open source software company on the planet that deserves this more than they do. I can tell you first hand that Apollo cares deeply about open source software (OSS culture is ingrained into the company right from the top), and goes to great lengths to make developers happy and provide ways for developers to use a large portion of the things it builds for free - no strings attached. When I encounter other companies that act like this, I instantly think they should get anything they need to help themselves flourish and thrive - Apollo is no different.