REST-based systems

Representation State Transfer (REST) is a software architecture style for the Web and Web-based applications. REST has become very popular and there are hundreds of applications powered by REST APIs. REST APIs enable us to build distributed and multitier systems efficiently. A typical single page, JavaScript-driven application are mostly powered by REST APIs. Whenever we have a backend with data storage, many clients want it to be REST-based so that the backend layer can be decoupled from the frontend layer. In similar terms, many developers want to try whether MeteorJS can also act as a REST-based system. Yes, it is possible.

MeteorJS is an apt solution for applications that need to handle data reactively in both the backend and frontend. If we want MeteorJS to be used just to serve data, this isn't a good choice. Instead, we can look out for other better options. Still, for the sake of learning, let's give it a try and see all the caveats it has.

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