All Discussions Tagged ''web-based' - Codetown2024-03-29T14:51:12Zhttps://codetown.com/forum/topic/listForTag?tag=%27web-based&feed=yes&xn_auth=noThe advantages of a RESTfull web-based APItag:codetown.com,2015-10-04:2197786:Topic:531752015-10-04T15:59:39.893ZKevin Neelandshttps://codetown.com/profile/KevinNeelands
<p>I need to get a better handle on the advantages of a RESTful web-based API. People tell me they scale better than other methods, but I don't see how they reduce database access or have any other feature that helps handle large amounts of traffic. The RESTful naming convention certainly helps keep them organized and 'orthoganal' , so if you DO have a web API it makes sense to keep it RESTful, but my main question is - if you don't plan on your database being accessed from anything other…</p>
<p>I need to get a better handle on the advantages of a RESTful web-based API. People tell me they scale better than other methods, but I don't see how they reduce database access or have any other feature that helps handle large amounts of traffic. The RESTful naming convention certainly helps keep them organized and 'orthoganal' , so if you DO have a web API it makes sense to keep it RESTful, but my main question is - if you don't plan on your database being accessed from anything other that the server/client apps you write yourself, is their any advantage?</p>