RESTafarian
English
editEtymology
editBlend of REST + Rastafarian
Noun
editRESTafarian (plural RESTafarians)
- (computing, slang) A programmer who uses REST (Representational State Transfer).
- 2005, David Paul Megginson, Imperfect XML: Rants, Raves, Tips, and Tricks, page 124:
- The RESTafarians — or REST zealots — are probably right that a RESTful approach is best for retrieving information, but it is obviously inappropriate whenever the remote procedure call has side effects.