> This has given me pause to doubt just how many people are really implementing REST, and/or how useful a model it is in modern web applications.
Not many. I've made a good career out of consulting people who are doing REST wrong :)
Usually they are either storing state or forgetting about HTAEOAS (Hypermedia). Often they are also negotiated format and version incorrectly and in a way that doesn't scale.
Not many. I've made a good career out of consulting people who are doing REST wrong :)
Usually they are either storing state or forgetting about HTAEOAS (Hypermedia). Often they are also negotiated format and version incorrectly and in a way that doesn't scale.