What’s the best language for Restful?

Question

I am a PHP programmer, but I’m having trouble finding useful ways to do REST. And so I’m intending to learn a second language, I already know some, but there may be a better one to do Rest.

Please tell me why the cited language is the best REST.

Answer 1

There is no language that is best for REST so directly.

I’ll leave a recommendation, Python !

There are many Interesting tools to develop RESTFULL python API among them Web2py,Django

Web2py

Doc REST+web2py

Example:

@request.restful()
def api():
    response.view = 'generic.'+request.extension
    def GET(*args,**vars):
        patterns = [
            "/friends[person]",
            "/friend/{person.name.startswith}",
            "/friend/{person.name}/:field",
            "/friend/{person.name}/pets[pet.owner]",
            "/friend/{person.name}/pet[pet.owner]/{pet.name}",
            "/friend/{person.name}/pet[pet.owner]/{pet.name}/:field"
            ]
        parser = db.parse_as_rest(patterns,args,vars)
        if parser.status == 200:
            return dict(content=parser.response)
        else:
            raise HTTP(parser.status,parser.error)
    def POST(table_name,**vars):
        if table_name == 'person':
            return db.person.validate_and_insert(**vars)
        elif table_name == 'pet':
            return db.pet.validate_and_insert(**vars)
        else:
            raise HTTP(400)
    return locals()

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Answer 2

REST is a style of architecture, and Restfull is a web service that uses this paradigm. As you know PHP, gives a check on SLIM and SILEX that are two micro-framework’s that facilitate the use of Restful. But there is no language that is "better" for Restfull.