Download or read book REST: Advanced Research Topics and Practical Applications written by Cesare Pautasso and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2013-12-04 with total page 219 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book serves as a starting point for people looking for a deeper principled understanding of REST, its applications, its limitations, and current research work in the area and as an architectural style. The authors focus on applying REST beyond Web applications (i.e., in enterprise environments), and in reusing established and well-understood design patterns. The book examines how RESTful systems can be designed and deployed, and what the results are in terms of benefits and challenges encountered in the process. This book is intended for information and service architects and designers who are interested in learning about REST, how it is applied, and how it is being advanced.