I've found that with a stack based around middleware (Express) , that it's now very easy to add open source modules to handle these features for you. What inte

I've found that with a stack based around middleware (Express) , that it's now very easy to add open source modules to handle these features for you. What interests me a lot at the moment are HTTP proxies that provide features like these. I like the encapsulation and scalability that true REST makes easy. I would say writing the "expose DB as REST-API" can be easy for small projects, but a lot of work can go into making something that is RESTful, scalable, and a joy to build with.