Yes, there is a difference betwixt 'true REST' (as defined by Roy Fielding in his PhD dissertation) and what most people refer to as REST. I was referring to th

Yes, there is a difference betwixt 'true REST' (as defined by Roy Fielding in his PhD dissertation) and what most people refer to as REST. I was referring to the latter: in my experience 'true REST' APIs are rare in the wild.