Evolution of APIs: From Pre-REST Era to Modern RESTful and Beyond

This tutorial covers the evolution of APIs, including the Pre-REST era, the rise of REST, REST alternatives, and the broader uses of APIs beyond simple data fetching. The discussion includes various types of APIs such as RPC, SOAP, RESTful, GraphQL, gRPC, Event-driven architecture (EDA), HATEOAS, and API Gateways in Microservices architecture. It also highlights some key trends that will help define the future of APIs.