The key difference between the terms REST versus RESTful is that REST refers to a philosophy about the architecture and design of web services, while the term RESTful refers to any API that properly ...

REST is one of the most influential ideas in distributed architecture. Here's why it matters and how to understand RESTful services in theory and practice.

REST, or more formally, Representational State Transfer, is an architectural style that has a number of attributes, starting with what it can replace. It is an alternative to XML-RPC and to admin ...