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by ecopoesis 3991 days ago
Because databases are a very poor fit for APIs? This is one of my biggest problems with high holy REST: it generally just means reimplementing your SQL API in HTTP semantics.

APIs should be about encapsulating business logic. Databases should be about storing data in a reliable, predictable way.

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That's what views are for.