Simply REST as a whole was impractical for machines. So folks took the 3/4 that was applicable and ran with it. REST—the good parts. What I don’t completely

Simply REST as a whole was impractical for machines. So folks took the 3/4 that was applicable and ran with it. REST—the good parts. What I don’t completely understand is why the hand-wringing about it for almost two decades? I gathered from discussion it’s because business folks kept using the term in job posts. Other words bastardized by the public like “agile” and “hacker” say hello. :-D