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The question is whether people are making APIs to be consumed by general purpose tools, not whether they are making general purpose tools.
But, yes, there's a quite valid argument that REST isn't always the right architectural style for an API.
Which isn't an excuse to use the term "REST" for things that aren't REST, which just confused the issue.
The question is whether people are making APIs to be consumed by general purpose tools, not whether they are making general purpose tools.
But, yes, there's a quite valid argument that REST isn't always the right architectural style for an API.
Which isn't an excuse to use the term "REST" for things that aren't REST, which just confused the issue.