Waqas Ahmad — Software Architect & Technical Consultant - Available USA, Europe, Global

Waqas Ahmad — Software Architect & Technical Consultant

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.NET ArchitectureCloud-Native ArchitectureAzure Cloud EngineeringAPI ArchitectureMicroservices ArchitectureEvent-Driven ArchitectureDatabase Design & Optimization

👋 Hi, I'm Waqas — a Software Architect and Technical Consultant specializing in .NET, Azure, microservices, and API-first system design..
I help companies build reliable, maintainable, and high-performance backend platforms that scale.

Experienced across engineering ecosystems shaped by Microsoft, the Cloud Native Computing Foundation, and the Apache Software Foundation.

Available for remote consulting (USA, Europe, Global) — flexible across EST, PST, GMT & CET.
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REST

Definition

Representational State Transfer; architectural style for APIs with resources as URLs and HTTP methods.

As defined in the knowledge graph

  • Representational State Transfer; resources as URLs, HTTP methods, JSON. — From: gRPC vs REST for .NET APIs: When to Choose Which
  • API style; OWASP applies to REST and GraphQL APIs. — From: OWASP API Security Top 10: What .NET Developers Must Know

Related concepts

Concepts linked in the knowledge graph:

API ArchitectureASP.NET CoreAuthorizationCoexistenceContent NegotiationControllerDecision FrameworkEndpointGraphQLGreenfieldgRPCHeader VersioningHTTP MethodJSONMigrationOpenAPIResourceStatelessToolingVersioning

Articles mentioning this concept

Deep dives and guides that cover this topic:

gRPC vs REST for .NET APIs: When to Choose WhichOWASP API Security Top 10: What .NET Developers Must KnowREST vs GraphQL for APIs: When to Choose Which