Can you explain what is meant by the REST concept in web development?

REST (Representational State Transfer) is an architectural style for creating web services that uses standard HTTP methods (GET, POST, PUT, DELETE) to interact with resources. In the context of web development, REST implies:

• Identification of resources via URLs.
• Use of standard HTTP methods for resource operations.
• Statelessness on the server, meaning each request contains all necessary information.
• Use of resource representations (e.g., JSON or XML).

Example of a REST request to get a list of users:

GET /users HTTP/1.1
Host: example.com
Accept: application/json

The response contains data in JSON format representing users.