Hi,

I would like to know more about web-programming with REST. Can anyone recommend books or web-sites to read about it ? I virtually know nothing about it.
Searching amazon gives a number of books, but since those are not cheap, I would like to get a good book for my money.

Thanks,

Koenraad.

"Koenraad Lelong" wrote

Hi, I would like to know more about web-programming with REST. Can anyone

recommend books or web-sites to read about it ? I virtually know nothing about it.

I read this book

http://shop.oreilly.com/product/mobile/9780596805838.do

Its a good one, with a few shortcomings:

It uses examples with XML
Has a focus in HATEOAS. Particularly i dont buy HATEOS stuff, so i read only until the CRUD service chapter.

I have some free books/resources about it. I can send later

Luiz

Searching amazon gives a number of books, but since those are not cheap,

I would like to get a good book for my money.

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Op 08-10-15 om 17:23 schreef Luiz Americo Pereira Camara:

Hi Luiz,

I would like those extra resources you mentioned.
Meanwhile I read some articles on the web, but I need more knowledge about html.

Thanks,

Koenraad.

2015-10-11 7:03 GMT-03:00 Koenraad Lelong :

<http://code.tutsplus.com/tutorials/a-beginners-introduction-to-http-and-rest--net-16340> http://bitworking.org/news/How_to_create_a_REST_Protocol (search for its archive for more articles)
https://dzone.com/refcardz/rest-foundations-restful (requires free registration)
https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/dd203052.aspx (skip WCF specific content)
https://pages.apigee.com/rs/apigee/images/api-design-ebook-2012-03.pdf (more advanced, about best practices)

I have tons of bookmarks some very specific or redundant. I can share anyway

Meanwhile I read some articles on the web, but I need more knowledge about

html.

While REST is mostly used in web apps, is not tied to it. It's possible to use, for example in desktop applications

PS: in the last years i read a lot about REST just to learn that is not a closed concept / interface. Is more an architecture style based in some principles. So don't despair if you feel lost or if some "Restful way" of doing things does not match what you need or do.
In my case i threw away all the HATEOAS stuff keeping the rules of using nouns in resource identifiers, using HTTP verbs and return codes etc. If is Restful or not i don't know and don't care. It works for me.

Luiz
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