For years, REST APIs have been the standard. Then GraphQL came in with promises like: “Fetch exactly what you need” “Reduce API calls” “More flexible APIs” But here’s the reality: GraphQL is not a replacement for REST. It’s a different trade-off. Let’s break it down — with real code you can run . 🧠 What is REST? REST is a resource-based API design. You expose endpoints like: GET /users/1 GET /users/1/orders Enter fullscreen mode Exit fullscreen mode Each endpoint returns fixed structure data . ⚙️ REST API — Fully Working Go Example 👉 Save as rest.go package main import ( "encoding/json" "log" "net/http" ) type User struct { ID int `json:"id"` Name string `json:"name"` Email string `json:"email"` } func getUserHandler ( w http . ResponseWriter , r * http . Request ) { user := User { ID : 1 , Name : "John" , Email : "john@example.com" , } w . Header () . Set ( "Content-Type" , "application/json" ) json . NewEncoder ( w ) . Encode ( user ) } func main () { http .…