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You may be able to refute their recommendations with this video where Raymond Hettinger sympathizes. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wf-BqAjZb8M

According to the person that invented the term "REST", APIs must be hypermedia driven. It goes without saying his definition should outweigh anyone else's. http://roy.gbiv.com/untangled/2008/rest-apis-must-be-hyperte...

Anyone that says CRUD or lists HTTP verbs is simply wrong. The term is often abused, and I find that rather disappointing.

A thousand times yes. There are too many APIs which claim REST without even knowing what it means.