RESTful design anti-patterns Far too often, you will see a supposedly RESTful system in which the designers have shoehorned every permutation of their API into a POST invocation. Just because you ...

Command Query Responsibility Segregation (CQRS) is an architectural pattern that segregates reads and writes of a system into two separate models. We propose and demonstrate an approach for ...

REST is one of the most influential ideas in distributed architecture. Here's why it matters and how to understand RESTful services in theory and practice.

Keep your API surface aligned with domain concepts, not database details. Domain-Focused Procedures: Design your API around business logic rather than CRUD operations at the database level.

The rise of RESTful APIs has been met by a rise in tools for creating, testing, and managing them. Whether you’re a newbie building your first API, or an expert racing an intractable deadline ...