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We're so spoiled that now we're complaining about the APIs we do get? I would have died for stuff like this ten years ago when using data from other sites invol
by tlack 15y ago
We're so spoiled that now we're complaining about the APIs we do get? I would have died for stuff like this ten years ago when using data from other sites involved scraping, harassment, and trickery. Just like not everyone can produce a beautiful, accessible, standards compliant website, not everyone can produce a perfectly REST API. I give them kudos for opening up their system, or at least attempting to.
- amackera 15y agoThough you make good points, perhaps Sharefile shouldn't claim that their API is RESTful when in fact it clearly isn't. There's nothing wrong with having a non-RESTful API, apart from it being far less clear and understandable as REST.
- SoftwareMaven 15y agoFor many people, REST == ! SOAP. There is nothing more to it than that. And because REST is more an architectural framework than a protocol (remember, the protocol is HTTP), it's hard to teach them otherwise.
- TylerE 15y agoThere is a word for those people. That word is "wrong". Don't fall victim to the tyranny of the masses.
- lysol 15y agoKudos for the API, but lying about it being REST can cost developers significant time or at least blow estimates. If they butcher their API this badly, would you really put stock in the backend being written in any kind of sane fashion? Would you trust it?