Hi guys, I want to know what is the difference between REST and RESTful. I am thinking that both are same. My thinking about REST/RESTful is
1. It is not a specification like SOPA. I mean
SOAP has some rules to form the request, or while generating response, there is a particular way of structuring the code, writing WSDLs etc. Whereas REST has no rules like that.
2. It is an approach. Approach in the sense, if I code my
servlet to give json or xml or plain text depending on the user requirements as a response, it means I achieved basic REST. Any program running anywhere can hit my servlet through a URI and can consume the response.
This is what I think about REST/RESTful.
On the other side others say that REST and RESTful are both different. REST has no specification, it is an approach. Where as RESTful is a specification given by
Java under JSR-311 to address/achieve REST in java based web applications.
Can anyone explain me whether they are really different or both are the same.
Thank you in advance, good day.