REST

Question 1

What is REST?

Answer 1

Representational State Transfer is an architectural style for distributed systems. The style is composed of a set of constraints. If a system adheres to these constraints, then it is considered RESTful

Question 2

What are the 5 main REST constraints?

Answer 2

1. Client-Server architecture: clients and servers can evolve independently of each other
2. Uniform Interface: client and servers use standardized representations of resources
3. Stateless: requests and responses are independent of other request and reponses
4. Layered System: Components could exsist between the client and server
5. Cacheable

Question 3

What is HATEOAS?

Answer 3

Hypermedia as the Engine of Application State