I don't think the term is useless at all. It is very well defined. It annoys me as well that many people mean many different things when using that term. It should just be used less often. Other things are simply not REST. Doesn't mean they are bad, but they are something else.
(I do wish Fielding's work would contain more practical examples, as that would help in understanding. But hey, it's a thesis that describes an architecture style on a very abstract level.)
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I don't think the term is useless at all. It is very well defined. It annoys me as well that many people mean many different things when using that term. It should just be used less often. Other things are simply not REST. Doesn't mean they are bad, but they are something else.
(I do wish Fielding's work would contain more practical examples, as that would help in understanding. But hey, it's a thesis that describes an architecture style on a very abstract level.)