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		mwilliamson on Jan 21, 2016 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Why We Use Om, and Why We’re Excited for Om Next The post mentions borrowing ideas from GraphQL and Falcor: if I used GraphQL or Falcor, is there some pain I'd hit that Om Next would avoid?

sbensu on Jan 22, 2016 [–]

Yes, a few. Look for David's talk on Om Next he usually lists were he departed from GraphQL/Relay and Falcor. A big one is that both GraphQL and Falcor are string based, while Om Next uses data structures which are easier to programmatically manipulate and compose.

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