Delve into the world of REST and hypermedia as the panel debunks common misconceptions about APIs. Discover how nuanced design can elevate user experience while laughing through their witty exchanges. From the complexities of communication in tech to the evolution of web elements, the conversation tackles it all. They emphasize the need for flexibility over rigid methodologies, inviting creativity in API design. Join this entertaining exploration of what makes the web work, sprinkled with humor and insightful critiques!
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URI Opacity & Self-Descriptive Messages
URIs are opaque identifiers not meant for human inspection but unique resource references.
Self-descriptive messages move information in-band to reduce out-of-band coordination.
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JSON Limits RESTful APIs
JSON lacks built-in application semantics making APIs less self-describing.
GraphQL in some ways supports RESTful concepts better through schema introspection.
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XML vs JSON for APIs
XML provides richer features out of the box than JSON for building APIs.
Despite moving to JSON, many professional applications still rely heavily on XML.
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The web has been around for nearly 40 years, yet despite its massive success, the principles that made it a success still prove elusive to most software engineers today. We've stumbled into a world where so called REST APIs are less RESTful than GraphQL, where most definitions of hypermedia are wrong, and where nuance has been replaced with "well actually". In this episode, Kris is joined by Matt, Jamie, and Steve to discuss REST, hypermedia, the Web (now at version 4.0!), where all of these came from, and so much more.
For our long time listeners, you might remember hearing Kris and Matt discuss a potential after show. Well good news, they've finally recorded an episode! The first episode will be released in this feed, but subsequent episodes will have their own feed. You can listen to the episode by going to: https://break.show/ep/1.
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