the difference between PUT and PATCH

• The main difference between the PUT and PATCH method is that the PUT method uses the request URI to supply a modified version of the requested resource which replaces the original version of the resource, whereas the PATCH method supplies a set of instructions to modify the resource.
• PATCH applies a partial update to the resource.

Services that allow you to “mock” an API for development

• Mockoon
• Supertest
• Nock

Compare Swagger and APIDoc.js

• Swagger
  • 200(ok)
  • 400(Bad Request)
  • 401(Authorization information is invalid)
  • 404(Not found)
• APIDoc
  • 200(ok)
  • 400(Bad Request)
  • 401(4Not Authenticated)
  • 404(Not found)
  • 4xx (errors)

    Compare and contrast SOAP and ReST

• SOAP is a standardized protocol that sends messages using other protocols such as HTTP .

• As opposed to SOAP, REST is not a protocol but an architectural style. The REST architecture lays down a set of guidelines you need to follow if you want to provide a RESTful web service.

• As SOAP is an official protocol, it comes with strict rules and advanced security features such as built-in ACID compliance and authorization.

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Web Server :

• A web server is computer software and underlying hardware that accepts requests via HTTP, the network protocol created to distribute web pages.

Express :

• Express is a minimal and flexible Node.js web application framework that provides a robust set of features for web and mobile applications.

  Routing :

• Routing refers to how an application’s endpoints (URIs) respond to client requests

  WRRC :

• A simple diagram of the request/response cycle. The web is a cycle of requests and responses that flow between clients and servers.

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