REST: The Most Misunderstood Software Architecture Ever

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REST: The Most Misunderstood Software Architecture Ever

The REST architectural style must be the most misunderstood one ever: Many systems on the Internet proudly call themselves REST, but very few of them really are, at least if we believe what REST's creator Roy Fielding has to tell us. In reality, REST is an abstraction of the World Wide Web's architecture, and systems built according to REST are bound to share many of the Web's advantages, and some of its disadvantages.

In this presentation, I'll share with you my understanding of REST, based on my experience building a large REST-style system over the last few years (a short demo will be included). We'll go through the set of characteristics that make a system RESTful, look at a few examples of partial and full REST systems, and consider the advantages and disadvantages of building systems according to REST. We'll also take a quick look at the current state of tools and frameworks for implementing full REST systems.

After the presentation, all participants are invited to share their own experiences and opinions related to using and building RESTful systems.

About the Presenter

Martín Soto is a Berlin-based software engineer specialized in Web development. He currently works for CYREN, an international provider of SaaS email and web security solutions.

http://martinsoto.co (http://martinsoto.co/)
Twitter: @msotoweb

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