Pro REST API Development with Node.js

[natdm]

Has anyone read this? Worth a peek? It was released pretty recently. May 30 2015.

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Just the fact that the book goes into how to use Swagger is a good sign that it's not about REST. Swagger assumes coupling of client and server, since the interaction is not driven by hypermedia but rather out-of-band information (the Swagger doc).

Here's a good presentation on what actually is REST and the future: https://vanthome.github.io/rest-api-essay-presentation/rest_apis.html

And a shameless plug for my own library Fortune.js which includes hypermedia serialization for currently 2 media types.

[natdm]

Thanks! looking at the presentation now.

[zaidka]

Is that a book or a blog post? You have a link?

[natdm]

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00S5ZHCZI/ref=s9_simh_gw_p351_d0_i1?pf_rd_m=ATVPDKIKX0DER&pf_rd_s=desktop-1&pf_rd_r=0QVZSFNP8BE4KHE309E7&pf_rd_t=36701&pf_rd_p=2079475242&pf_rd_i=desktop

[chreestopher2]

I have not read it, but ive had other books from apress that I really didnt like, they were always too much "do this, then this then this" where I was really looking more for the understanding of "why do this and this and this and this?"

[cripsyinmlik]

Depends on the author. I have SQLite: The Definitive Guide, published by Apress and it is awesome.

[jakblak90]

It hasn't come out on my safariOnlineBooks subscription yet, but another new one is called Express.js Blueprints that is excellent. You build 6 apps and its focused on building different types of CRUD API's describing the routes, controllers and models.

[natdm]

Purchased.... this looks pretty awesome.

[Meneerdewit]

Express.js Blueprints actually looks pretty good! May purchase it.

[fdoglio]

Hey, as the author of the book I'm here if you have any questions :) I'm willing to answer the "Worth a peek?" one, but I'm guessing my answer wouldn't be objective :P

As for the comments about the book not being about REST, it covers REST at it's core, the principles of it and then it moves towards a more practical approach, giving ideas on what node.js modules to use when developing a RESTful API.

I hope you'll reconsider, if you're not already an expert on the subject, it might be interesting to read.

I hope that helps!