The latest trends in software development from the Computer Weekly Application Developer Network. Real-time data streaming and messaging solutions company Push Technology has enriched its Diffusion ...

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 ...

The key difference between the terms REST versus RESTful is that REST refers to a philosophy about the architecture and design of web services, while the term RESTful refers to any API that properly ...

APIs seem to be everywhere these days. Every popular online service has one. APIs allow developers to interact with online services without actually having to point and click their way through a UI.

There is no sanctioning body or open source linter that can verify if a RESTful API conforms and complies with all applicable REST API naming conventions and best practices. However, REST API ...

REST is about managing information, not invoking arbitrary behavior, so you need to exercise care when considering a behavior-oriented API like Jazzy. The trick is to treat the RESTful API as an ...