RESTful Web APIs (O'Reilly)
Leonard Richardson, Mike Amundsen, Sam Ruby
The popularity of REST in recent years has led to tremendous growth in almost-RESTful APIs that don’t include many of the architecture’s benefits.
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🟢 Developer Verdict
A definitive guide to designing truly RESTful Web APIs, detailing the architectural principles and benefits often overlooked in common implementations.
Read this if
- ✓ You aim to master the architectural principles of true REST.
- ✓ You design APIs and want to avoid common "almost-RESTful" pitfalls.
- ✓ You seek to fully leverage the benefits of the REST architectural style.
Skip this for now if
- ✗ You are looking for hands-on coding examples or specific language APIs.
- ✗ You prefer a high-level overview rather than deep architectural theory.
- ✗ You already have a strong grasp of HATEOAS and uniform interface constraints.
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- • Developers wanting immediate hands-on tutorials
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