Representational State Transfer (REST) saved the web from the ugliness of web services using ugly protocols like Simple Object Access Protocol (SOAP). As the article notes, it was introduced in 2000 and became the de facto standard for interoperability. But as we gradually migrate toward non-SQL data storage, alternatives like GraphQL present themselves as an alternative. This article looks at the advantages and disadvantages of REST and GraphQL. I've worked with both, but I wouldn't be able to say which is the better option. But as the operator of small underpowered web sites, I do love caching, which leans me still toward REST.
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