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REST my ass 💩 (eviltoast.org)

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[–] JackbyDev@programming.dev 7 points 1 month ago

I don't wanna be pedantic but most things we call REST aren't REST. The original definition of REST is what we typically call HATEOAS. So when you say JAON API almost always means not REST you need to qualify that.