Codeigniter 22: Exploring the Future of REST APIs and Alternatives in Modern Development
Codeigniter 22: Exploring the Future of REST APIs and Alternatives in Modern Development REST APIs have long been the cornerstone of modern web and application development. However, as the technological landscape evolves, so do the methodologies for designing and consuming APIs. This blog explores the evolution of REST APIs, emerging alternatives like GraphQL, and how CodeIgniter remains relevant in the changing API ecosystem. The Evolution of REST APIs The Rise of REST: Representational State Transfer (REST) emerged as a simpler, more scalable alternative to SOAP. Key principles such as statelessness, resource-based URLs, and standard HTTP methods (GET, POST, PUT,