Re:Paw: The ultimate REST client for Mac
by coldtea on Wednesday June 10, 2015 @09:28AM
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>Not really the opposite. "RESTful", when it doesn't actually refer to Fielding's REST [0], generally doesn't mean anything, its just an empty buzzword being dropped into a product description that communicates no meaningful information at all.
Well, it instantly communicates: 1) over HTTP(S), 2) using HTTP queries (and verbs) 3) taking advantage of HTTP authentication, caching etc, 4) returning, more often that not, JSON.
Well, it instantly communicates: 1) over HTTP(S), 2) using HTTP queries (and verbs) 3) taking advantage of HTTP authentication, caching etc, 4) returning, more often that not, JSON.
That is, the important parts people care about.