Join us on July 10th, 2025 as Ben Ramsey presents

Return to REST

We don't talk about REST much these days. Why is that? Was REST too hard? Did we get tired of it? Did GraphQL win? Let's revisit REST to learn how its concepts can be put into practice to build great APIs. Along the way, we'll talk about some of the criticisms of REST and why GraphQL is an attractive alternative. We'll also discuss when it's okay to bend or break the rules, and we'll cover hypermedia, content negotiation, and API versioning pitfalls.

Presented by Ben Ramsey

Ben is a seasoned software engineer with 25+ years of experience in web applications. As a Senior Staff Software Engineer at Intuit Mailchimp, he leads the API Core team managing the Mailchimp public API. A passionate advocate for open source, Ben is a PHP release manager, creator of the ramsey/uuid library, and an active community contributor. A prolific writer and speaker, he has contributed to books, articles, and conferences. Connect with him on the web at https://ben.ramsey.dev or on the Fediverse at @ramsey@phpc.social.