Sashko Stubailo, a developer at Facebook, has observed that writing GraphQL queries as static strings is becoming a de-facto best practice in the GraphQL community. This approach offers several benefits, including improved tooling integration, code generation for static typing, server-side logging, persisted queries, and a common language for data fetching. By using static queries, developers can leverage tools like editor integrations, validation errors, autocompletion, and highlighting, as well as features like persisted queries that enable efficient query management and analytics. Additionally, the use of static queries facilitates communication between API developers and UI developers, making it easier to share tools and vocabulary across different apps.