While there are almost 40 registered HTTP request methods, most RESTful web developers only use five of them. Here are the most important HTTP methods and examples of how to use them.

REST is one of the most influential ideas in distributed architecture. Here's why it matters and how to understand RESTful services in theory and practice.

The Struts 2 Ajax Template is deprecated, so those interested in an asychronous request-response cycles with the popular Java web framework must look elsewhere. For many, the Struts 2 jQuery plugin ...