[trixie_]

The dissertation is neither a specification or a standard which has led to decades long bickering of what 'REST' really is.

Edit: See how this post has zoomed to hundreds of comments in just minutes by people arguing the 'one true REST'. The situation is insufferable.

[kelseyfrog]

For sure. It's not even focused on APIs. REST is an architectural style. I don't think I've ever heard the term RESTful architecture in design meetings or online discourse. That should say that something is off.