> I am getting frustrated by the number of people calling any HTTP-based interface a REST API. Today’s example is the SocialSite REST API. That is RPC. It screams RPC. There is so much coupling on display that it should be given an X rating.
> What needs to be done to make the REST architectural style clear on the notion that hypertext is a constraint?
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> I am getting frustrated by the number of people calling any HTTP-based interface a REST API. Today’s example is the SocialSite REST API. That is RPC. It screams RPC. There is so much coupling on display that it should be given an X rating.
> What needs to be done to make the REST architectural style clear on the notion that hypertext is a constraint?