RESTful Web APIs - Services for a Changing World
Leonard Richardson, Mike Amundsen, Sam Ruby
Summary
In an era where interconnected systems dominate the digital landscape, designing APIs that are both robust and adaptable is essential. This book explores the principles and practicalities of RESTful Web APIs, offering guidance to developers and architects on how to build web services that are scalable, maintainable, and aligned with the evolving nature of the web.
- Resource-Oriented Design: Emphasizes modeling web services around resources rather than actions, enabling intuitive and flexible API structures.
- Uniform Interface Constraints: Highlights the importance of standardized methods and representations to ensure consistent communication.
- Hypermedia as the Engine of Application State...
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