Even if REST was a standard and no one ever argued about it, I still wouldn&#x27;t use it. It is needless overhead designed by a PhD to solve problems I haven&#x27;t encountered for 15 years. API traversal sounds nice, but who uses it? Has the benefit been realized or is it still just theory? With a simple JSON RPC API I can still transmit objects representing state. Like you said it&#x27;s not complicated. Has it crossed your mind that REST is maybe more trouble than it&#x27;s worth?