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| - | [[wikipedia:REST|REST]] allows people to use their browser or even command line tool like ''curl'' to control the internet. | + | [[wikipedia:REST|REST]] allows people to use their browser or even command line tool like ''curl'' to control the internet. |
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| + | [[REST]] has grown way stronger in the [[TenYears|last decade]]. When [[TheAPIBook]] was written, the term [[API]] was still reserved to all [[APITypes|types of API]] ([[Protocols]], [[FilesLayout]], [[Dependencies]], [[CLI]], and of course [[signature]]s). The [[REST]] was just one of the [[APITypes|types]]. I realized things has changed in 2014 when I received a question: How does the ''API economy'' impacts the [[APIDesign]]? At that moment it was clear, the term [[API]] has been kidnapped by the [[REST]] guys. When regular people hear [[API]] they first and foremost envision web services! That is upside down, as network communication is just a part of [[the Art of Building Modern Software]], but the expectations have shifted and one has to live with that. | ||