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What’s the difference between PUT and PATCH?

https://rapidapi.com/blog/put-vs-patch/

Put and Patch according to this reference are the following:

• Put is a method
• client sends data that updates the entire resource.

• need to send the entire resource you wish to update

• Patch applies partial updates
• Only send data you wish to update.

Provide links to 3 services or tools that allow you to “mock” an API for development like json-server

https://mockoon.com/

https://designer.mocky.io/

https://www.smockin.com/

Compare and contrast Swagger and APIDoc.js 1 Which HTTP status codes should be sent with each type of (un)successful API call?

Compare and contrast SOAP and ReST

https://stackify.com/soap-vs-rest/

Simple Object Access Protocol vs Representational State Transfer

• both web service comms protocals
• SOAP is the older version.
• REST operates through solitary interface to access resources
• SOAP operates through different interfaces
• can be used to acheive same outcome.

Document the following Vocabulary Terms

• Term
• Web Server - computers that exist to provide things to others
• Express

https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Learn/Server-side/Express_Nodejs/Introduction

• Routing
• WRRC
• Preview

Skim the following materials in preparation for the upcoming lecture. Note the following as you browse the material, and be prepared to participate in discussions during lecture

Which 3 things had you heard about previously and now have better clarity on?

Web server, REST, and methods. I have a little better clarity on REST.

Which 3 things are you hoping to learn more about in the upcoming lecture/demo?

What exactly we are doing with these servers and how this ties together.

What are you most excited about trying to implement or see how it works?

I am hopeful to wrap my head around exactly why we are building it this way and how it connects to the rest of the world.