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Re:Most RESTful APIs Aren't RESTful by ivan_gammel on Wednesday July 09, 2025 @09:23AM (#44509749)
>the HATEOAS detail ends up having no practical value and creates more problems than the ones it solves.

Many server-rendered websites support REST by design: a web page with links and forms is the state transferred to client. Even in SPAs, HATEOAS APIs are great for shifting business logic and security to server, where it belongs. I have built plenty of them, it does require certain mindset, but it does make many things easier. What problems are you talking about?

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Re:Most RESTful APIs Aren't RESTful by guru4consulting on Wednesday July 09, 2025 @12:34PM (#44512030)
complexity
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Re:Most RESTful APIs Aren't RESTful by ivan_gammel on Wednesday July 09, 2025 @01:33PM (#44512754)
Backend only and verbosity would be more correct description.
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