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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 ...

While SOAP-based web services form the backbone of most legacy web service implementations, RESTful APIs have become the de facto standard for cloud-native microservices development. In this ...

A monthly overview of things you need to know as an architect or aspiring architect. Soroosh Khodami discusses why we aren't ready for the next Log4Shell. He shares live demos of dependency confusion ...

From an IT manager’s perspective, REST might just be another way of moving information, but without all the tools associated with SOAP. In this final article in the REST for Java developers series, ...

Back in 2016, I asked Microsoft about the status of OData -- the RESTful API protocol it developed back in 2007 -- because it seemed its initial buzz had tapered off dramatically. I was assured by the ...