What’s the difference between REST & RESTful?

Technology CommunityCategory: API DesignWhat’s the difference between REST & RESTful?
VietMX Staff asked 3 years ago
  • Representational state transfer (REST) is a style of software architecture. As described in a dissertation by Roy Fielding, REST is an “architectural style” that basically exploits the existing technology and protocols of the Web.
  • RESTful is typically used to refer to web services implementing such an architecture.