The author of the text discusses the limitations of current API development tools and proposes GraphQL as a solution to create a uniform and descriptive API language that can be understood and integrated seamlessly into design and development workflows. The author highlights the potential benefits of GraphQL, including self-documenting data, deprecation as a first-class feature, and the ability to build next-level developer tools such as in-editor query autocompletion, UI design with real data, and more. The text also touches on the need for standard ways to introspect information about one's GraphQL schema and proposes the creation of a configuration file called "graphqlrc" to discuss this topic further.