GraphQL is just another set of "arbitrary" best practices. If you're looking for a ambiguity-free prescriptive approach to implementing a REST API, there's plen

GraphQL is just another set of "arbitrary" best practices. If you're looking for a ambiguity-free prescriptive approach to implementing a REST API, there's plenty out there (MS, Google, and tons of other companies have very prescriptive approaches to building REST APIs), and some frameworks like Rails push you strongly in one direction (for example, most of the rules of this article are something that isn't a decision you need to make in Rails)