Comments on: Rant: That’s Not Rest.

By: Andrew

Andrew — Sat, 16 Feb 2013 09:26:00 +0000

This doc on (http://info.apigee.com/Portals/62317/docs/web%20api.pdf) Web API Design is all about designing a RESTful api. If you are struggling with the big picture and how it works this is a quick and easy to understand guide. It is created by the folks at Apigee.

By: virbots

virbots — Thu, 27 Dec 2012 00:36:00 +0000

That’s because REST seems to define itself by what it isn’t; i.e., it is a list of architectural restrictions; things not to do. E.g., REST is stateLESS; so if you have any server-side session state, that’s not REST.

If you’re doing something that violates none of what REST isn’t, then you’re doing REST.

By: Brad

Brad — Sun, 29 Jan 2012 22:55:00 +0000

http://martinfowler.com/articles/richardsonMaturityModel.html

By: Sergey Shishkin

Sergey Shishkin — Sun, 29 Jan 2012 13:25:00 +0000

@getsomerestbook:twitter is an awesome stream of good points about rest.
I also put together a presentation on doing rest wrong: http://shishkin.github.com/presentations/rest/ (doesn’t work well in all browsers).

By: Rob S.

Rob S. — Thu, 26 Jan 2012 14:42:00 +0000

Steve Vinoski has quite a few articles on REST and REST related topics here:

http://steve.vinoski.net/blog/category/rest/

These articles tend to be architectural in nature and from a few years ago when the REST / RPC wars were in full swing. You might be most interested in his “Checklist for REST” article.

By: Derick Bailey

Derick Bailey — Wed, 25 Jan 2012 21:51:00 +0000

ROFL! nice catch :D I’m gonna have to leave that in there, just because of how stupid a mistake it is! :P

By: David Mitchell

David Mitchell — Wed, 25 Jan 2012 21:50:00 +0000

Ah, the irony of a rant on pedantry under a heading that misuses your/you’re.

By: James Bigler

James Bigler — Wed, 25 Jan 2012 18:33:00 +0000

I have been trying to read up on REST the last couple days and having been feeling the same way. I found this article to be helpful for a quick overview and example.

http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/dd203052.aspx

By: sharpoverride

sharpoverride — Wed, 25 Jan 2012 16:41:00 +0000

REST Design Rulebook is one book that I really enjoy http://shop.oreilly.com/product/0636920021575.do

By: Lee Brandt

Lee Brandt — Wed, 25 Jan 2012 15:14:00 +0000

I’m glad you said it. I was thinking it, but didn’t want to look like a dumb-ass. :0)