A REST API (short for Representational State Transfer Application Programming Interface) is a way two separate pieces of software can talk over the internet using standard rules. At its core, it lets ...

Think of a REST API like a waiter in a restaurant. You (an app) tell the waiter what you want (your request), and the waiter goes to the kitchen (the server) to get it for you. REST is just a set of ...

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Many Java professionals are interested in learning the basics about RESTful Web services, but they often find tutorials that are overly complicated. In this quick tip, we’re going right back to the ...

The latest trends in software development from the Computer Weekly Application Developer Network. This is a contributed piece for the Computer Weekly Developer Network written by Alex Walling in his ...

Less is more. We all know examples where this philosophy has resulted in products that are incredibly easy to use and, as a result, extremely successful. Apple is renowned for its laser focus on ...

One of the key strengths of REST is its simplicity, but that simplicity sometimes raises objections from developers who question whether such a simple approach to application integration can deal with ...

Tech projects for IT leaders: How to use RESTful APIs with Node-RED Your email has been sent While you might be familiar with APIs, we'll get into how they work and how they can be used in this tech ...