REST: It's not just for servers
summary
Covers challenges of building REST clients for webservice APIs, including practical best practices and anti-patterns to avoid; discusses client-side patterns and how client developers and API designers can cooperate to create better, more open APIs. Mentions REST as client-server architecture and focuses on client-side implementation concerns rather than server-only topics.
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chapters (11)
- 0:00Start
- 0:40Introduction
- 5:08Popularity
- 8:28Changing APIs
- 10:55Faux-RESTful Servers
- 11:28HATEOAS
- 15:46Weak HTTP Support
- 17:21Managing State
- 18:17Useful Objects
- 21:41Cache Headers
- 25:14Avoid Hardcoding Paths
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