One of the major shortcomings of RESTful web service design is the historic lack of any strong technology that can be used to effectively describe the service contract interface between the server and ...

RESTful services are stateless, client-server based, cacheable and leverage resources. These resources have a common interface and are uniquely addressable using URIs. In this post, I’ll present some ...

Unlock the full InfoQ experience by logging in! Stay updated with your favorite authors and topics, engage with content, and download exclusive resources. Vivek Yadav, an engineering manager from ...

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, ...

Definition: Representational State Transfer (REST) is an architectural style of large-scale networked software that takes advantage of the technologies and protocols of the World Wide Web. REST ...