Back in 2016, I asked Microsoft about the status of OData -- the RESTful API protocol it developed back in 2007 -- because it seemed its initial buzz had tapered off dramatically. I was assured by the ...

The Hypertext Transport Protocol requires all HTTP methods to declare whether they are idempotent or not. With an idempotent HTTP method, multiple invocations always leave the data on the server in ...

It's rare for a RESTful API or web service to fully comply with REST's six architectural constraints. However, most solution architects strive to respect the HTTP protocol's methods. They use resource ...