Guides are all over the web. Google any word + “guide,” and you’ll probably find someone has written about that topic, no matter how obscure. But there’s a good reason for this: Well-written guides ...

Think of a REST API like a waiter in a restaurant. You (an app) tell the waiter what you want (your request), and the waiter goes to the kitchen (the server) to get it for you. REST is just a set of ...