Re:Ask HN: Is it time for a REST specification?
by throwaway000021 on Friday July 21, 2017 @05:49AM
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My latest project doesn't use REST.
It just talks directly to AWS Lambda functions.
What a relief.... so quick to get things done, no pointless definition and specification and no longer any need to built yet another layer of abstraction into my application.
I'm not saying there isn't a place for REST and HTTP APIs but I'm just glad that for this project I have been able to avoid all that entirely. HUGE productivity boost.
My theory on software development is that any technology that can be replaced by something more simple will eventually disappear in favor of that alternative. REST falls into that category. The future looks more like GraphQL.
It just talks directly to AWS Lambda functions.
What a relief.... so quick to get things done, no pointless definition and specification and no longer any need to built yet another layer of abstraction into my application.
I'm not saying there isn't a place for REST and HTTP APIs but I'm just glad that for this project I have been able to avoid all that entirely. HUGE productivity boost.
My theory on software development is that any technology that can be replaced by something more simple will eventually disappear in favor of that alternative. REST falls into that category. The future looks more like GraphQL.