Amazing, straight forward, here in India just to explain same thing people making 1hr or quite longer video so when we reach to end of the video we forget what the actual question was
Why is this video so criminally underrated? I really like the fact that he included the part about history of web services. Knowing why some technology came into existence and what problem it is solving is very important. It's like a veil was lifted. Thank you so much bro
@@ErikWilde whats the different between Nodejs and windows OS or some other OS. Because in my understanding NodeJs is a server side code which runs on a computer with that logic am thinking windows OS does the same thing. i need help understanding it.
@@calebdejoun939 windows is an operating system in the usual sense with a user interface and a lot of abstractions to hide details of the hardware it's running on. node.js, on the other hand, is a runtime environment for javascript programs. it still needs an operating system to run on, so in the end you'll have a javascript program running on the node.js runtime, and the node.js runtime will be running on an operating system like windows. computers always are very much about layering and abstractions!
@@ErikWilde So is a web server is computer that host web services? because i watch this video where this person said nginx is web server and i got very confused bc i thought that web servers are computers that host web services? so basically Javascript is what that makes a computer web page come to live and be interactive and nodejs is program that makes that code run every time?
I can not even begin to describe the usefullness of this video. Words fail me! Years and years of confusion cleared up in 7 minutes. You Sir have helped someone and I wish you all the best. Thank you very much!
I looked this up through multiple channels and forms, and in some cases was more confused than when I initially started. Erik, you did a fantastic job of breaking this down into laymen terms and presenting it with a concise, yet informative structure. Thank you sir! I am now a subscriber....
Man, absolutely stunning, you scripted, and delivered this so absolutely brilliant. Content, examples, speed, all super precise and to the point! Rarely see things so clearly presented. Thanks a ton! :)
thanks! it's funny how this is my only video with a written and tele-prompted script, and it's doing so much better than the rest of my videos. maybe there's a lesson in there somewhere...?
I'm starting my first job as a junior java developer in a few weeks and one of the subjects that they mentioned I could study on and improve at was web services. I had some ideas of what a web service is, I had designed API's without knowing they were basically web services, and your video cleared so much for me! thank you very much for the useful information. Also as someone that is not very fluent in English, you worded this article very good and was very easy to understand everything:) I appreciate you and your channel a lot! keep up the good work Erik.
To conclude, web service is that the server side of a backend application provides an endpoint/Api to be called by other applications (web or non-web app) so that data is retrieved.
Hi Erik, Thank you for such an awesome explanation in simple words of what a web service is. Unambiguous and straight to the point. I appreciate your efforts!
You're right that it doesn't have to be a database. It can be any kind of storage such as a file system, a database, or a CMS. Or it can be dynamically generated by code through frameworks such as ASP, JSP, or many others. But in the end, how exactly the HTML is retrieved or generated makes no difference for what the video focuses on.
You have a great way of telling the source of knowledge straight at its core vis-à-vis simplicity. There is so much jargon out there in tech (e.g. an API can be an application or just a file or the many ways a server can be interpreted; boy I wish there was expanded verbiage and more dissection or less verbiage and more abstraction ----like getting past FTP being replaced by SSH or combined or used 'over' etc. variation variation). However, you're explanation cuts the bullshit. Thank you for your expertise.
@@ErikWilde no problem. Im a CS Junior at CUNY trying to go from a janitor to a backend or blockchain dev. Once computerphobic, at the start of my journey BOY was the verbiage my bane because SO many words are repeatedly used for different sides of the same “instance” I’ll say or hardware/software. “Server” is a good word. So is API. Like how all things Java SE like data structures come from an “API” (called collections) but that’s different from creating an express.Js API… etc it’s just a field that requires intense study and the realization that there are SO many moving parts but I don’t feel so unable to understand anything anymore. There should be a book to write the extensiveness of our words and the requirements of products (apps, devices) but bare bones like a cook book (for example https requires buying the certificate for your server). I had to read an entire article on APIs and that important thing (just one line) could’ve easily been tossed to the side. I understand I can Google “how to” and often devs have to pull the pieces together like that but like I said…cookbook. Just sharing with a pro. This vid is top 10 for me. Thanks.
Nobody owns these terms, so YMMV. I'd say that REST is a specific kind of Web Service, and that others for example include GraphQL and gRPC (which also use web technologies underneath but in a way different from REST).
Do I need to send http FROM a webserver (some kind of code) to be able to RECEIVE responses from a webserver ( some hardware on the web)? Is my browser also a webserver? If not, what is it that allows my browser to send / receive / manipulate http? Is my PC a webserver? The terminoloy is really messy. If I want to communicate from my browser on localhost to another application on my pc via http, is a webserver involved in it although i am not actually going through the web?
there is no "going through the web". the web is an application built on top of the internet. and if you use localhost you have a local server running, so client and server are not "on the internet" but still use the web's client/server model.
@@ErikWilde thank you! yeah so there is some software running in the background of my pc that acts as a Webserver to process http. That’s what local host is, right? I have an application that could communicate to a Webserver via web socket. But if the machine I am running this app already has a Webserver running, can’t I just connect to that default Webserver on that machine? Web socket client -> local host? I have a giant knot in my head about where exactly that default local host Webserver is. What program in windows is it that acts as a Webserver if I want to communicate in LAN or just on the same machine?
@@seventfour9247 exactly. localhost means that your computer is acting as an internet host. in many cases that means running a web server locally that will respond to incoming requests.
Please let me disagree a little bit with the choir of viewers that are happy with the explanation. I believe that no clear line has been drawn to define what a web service is and what an API is and at that point I guess I lost it (@1:54).
fair point, but this video was specifically created to explain what a web service is. but there was just another comment about this so thanks for suggesting this as well, maybe that's a good topic for a (short) future video. stay tuned!
The world needs creators like you!
thank you, that's so nice to hear!
Really very very informative....
No need to search for what web services, APIs are. Thanks for the comprehensive content.
Amazing, straight forward, here in India just to explain same thing people making 1hr or quite longer video so when we reach to end of the video we forget what the actual question was
Why is this video so criminally underrated? I really like the fact that he included the part about history of web services. Knowing why some technology came into existence and what problem it is solving is very important. It's like a veil was lifted. Thank you so much bro
glad you liked it and thanks for the nice comment!
Yoo this has to be clearest explanation ever. Everything is finally adding up. Thx
thanks a lot, it's good to hear that this finally cleared things up for you!
@@ErikWilde whats the different between Nodejs and windows OS or some other OS.
Because in my understanding NodeJs is a server side code which runs on a computer with that logic am thinking windows OS does the same thing. i need help understanding it.
@@calebdejoun939 windows is an operating system in the usual sense with a user interface and a lot of abstractions to hide details of the hardware it's running on. node.js, on the other hand, is a runtime environment for javascript programs. it still needs an operating system to run on, so in the end you'll have a javascript program running on the node.js runtime, and the node.js runtime will be running on an operating system like windows. computers always are very much about layering and abstractions!
@@ErikWilde Thanks.
@@ErikWilde So is a web server is computer that host web services? because i watch this video where this person said nginx is web server and i got very confused bc i thought that web servers are computers that host web services?
so basically Javascript is what that makes a computer web page come to live and be interactive and nodejs is program that makes that code run every time?
I can not even begin to describe the usefullness of this video. Words fail me!
Years and years of confusion cleared up in 7 minutes. You Sir have helped someone and I wish you all the best. Thank you very much!
thanks for your kind words, blen, and thanks for taking the time to write them!
I looked this up through multiple channels and forms, and in some cases was more confused than when I initially started.
Erik, you did a fantastic job of breaking this down into laymen terms and presenting it with a concise, yet informative structure. Thank you sir! I am now a subscriber....
Thanks, that means a lot! cheers!
Thank you for this detailed explanation of web services!
Man, absolutely stunning, you scripted, and delivered this so absolutely brilliant. Content, examples, speed, all super precise and to the point! Rarely see things so clearly presented. Thanks a ton! :)
thanks! it's funny how this is my only video with a written and tele-prompted script, and it's doing so much better than the rest of my videos. maybe there's a lesson in there somewhere...?
Thank you, Erik, for making such a straightforward video. All to the point!
Thanks a lot!
We were missing the Genius Guru/Teacher like you - thank you very much Sir.....for coming up.
my pleasure! thanks for watching!
Really wonderful explanation
Thanks, I am glad you liked it!
I have never heards such a good explanation. Thank you so much!
thanks, @ada, that's great to hear!
I'm starting my first job as a junior java developer in a few weeks and one of the subjects that they mentioned I could study on and improve at was web services. I had some ideas of what a web service is, I had designed API's without knowing they were basically web services, and your video cleared so much for me! thank you very much for the useful information.
Also as someone that is not very fluent in English, you worded this article very good and was very easy to understand everything:)
I appreciate you and your channel a lot! keep up the good work Erik.
Thanks for the feedback and your kind words!
To conclude, web service is that the server side of a backend application provides an endpoint/Api to be called by other applications (web or non-web app) so that data is retrieved.
I have been searching for the difference between the web and the internet and always received some Jargon words, but this, total beauty
thank you, this means a lot to me.
Excellent explanation! Great compare and contrast, straight to the point, and enjoyed learning about some history.
Thanks, I am glad you liked it!
Hi Eric, Awesome job! Your presentation creates interest to learn more about web services. I appreciate your hard work to prepare this video.
thank you, i am glad it inspired you!
Hi Erik, Thank you for such an awesome explanation in simple words of what a web service is. Unambiguous and straight to the point. I appreciate your efforts!
thanks, @kshitiz, good to hear that you liked the video!
Bhai mene to kuch samjha nahi. Itne jaldi jaldi bola kuch samaj hi nahi aaya...
This video is right on point. The pictorial description was excellent.
thanks!
Great explanations. I think u made a mistake 2:52, web pages are not retreieved from a database but from some sort of storage.
You're right that it doesn't have to be a database. It can be any kind of storage such as a file system, a database, or a CMS. Or it can be dynamically generated by code through frameworks such as ASP, JSP, or many others. But in the end, how exactly the HTML is retrieved or generated makes no difference for what the video focuses on.
Thank you for such a lucid explanation❤.
Thanks, that's very much appreciated!
Awesome explanation, I'm glad that I've come across this video!
thanks, @bogdan!
Hi Erik:
Thank you. Excellent video, specially highlighting the difference between UI and web services. Cheers
definitely diving into your videos. Thank you so much for taking the ti to teach us that are green in the field. Have a great day
thanks and happy watching!
Thanks for delivering such great content
Thank you!
Excellent video, very clear explanation with examples...I would like to see more from you Erik. Great work
thanks, this is very much appreciated!
Perfect! What a great explanation! Thank you so much!
thanks, this is very much appreciated!
Thank you for this introduction video! This is an excellent content ! :)
thanks for your feedback, comments like this mean a lot to me!
I'm surprised only 19 likes for this video, great explanation for beginners, straight to the point, Cheers
thanks, very much appreciated!
Thank you so much
best explanation ever heard out
@@santoshpoudel1853, thank you!
The best Explanation Ever
thank you, that's very much appreciated!
Ty, nice intro to the general topics.
Thankyou for your such great video. Finally I was looking for this video.. A great explanation :) Love from India
Thank you so much Erik for this video. Understood the concept at one go.
in that case: mission accomplished for both of us! thanks for the feedback!
Thank you for that very clear explanation... subscribed!
Thanks for this clear lesson !!
Subscribed ❤
Excellent video! Exactly what I was looking for, thx!
thanks, @gary!
Really great content
Thank you!
Great explanation thanks dude
Really great video! It's helping me out a lot in my job. I'm having to work with APIs vs implementing files into FTPS. Thank you!
thanks for the kind words, @amber, and i am glad the video helped you!
Thanks for sharing this amazing video!
Thx for the great explanation
Amazing explanation !!!!
Loved every second, thank you so much
thanks a lot, @raheem!
You have a great way of telling the source of knowledge straight at its core vis-à-vis simplicity. There is so much jargon out there in tech (e.g. an API can be an application or just a file or the many ways a server can be interpreted; boy I wish there was expanded verbiage and more dissection or less verbiage and more
abstraction ----like getting past FTP being replaced by SSH or combined or used 'over' etc. variation variation).
However, you're explanation cuts the bullshit. Thank you for your expertise.
thanks a lot, comments like yours make my day!
@@ErikWilde no problem. Im a CS Junior at CUNY trying to go from a janitor to a backend or blockchain dev. Once computerphobic, at the start of my journey BOY was the verbiage my bane because SO many words are repeatedly used for different sides of the same “instance” I’ll say or hardware/software. “Server” is a good word. So is API. Like how all things Java SE like data structures come from an “API” (called collections) but that’s different from creating an express.Js API… etc it’s just a field that requires intense study and the realization that there are SO many moving parts but I don’t feel so unable to understand anything anymore. There should be a book to write the extensiveness of our words and the requirements of products (apps, devices) but bare bones like a cook book (for example https requires buying the certificate for your server). I had to read an entire article on APIs and that important thing (just one line) could’ve easily been tossed to the side. I understand I can Google “how to” and often devs have to pull the pieces together like that but like I said…cookbook. Just sharing with a pro.
This vid is top 10 for me. Thanks.
Very useful thanks..
Thanks for the friendly feedback!
Thank you very much for the video!!
Thanks for watching!
Underrated video ❤️
Amazing, Thank you sir!
Excellent video, keep going. looking forward to more videos.
Great explanation, thanks!
thank you, omar!
thank you! great video
Thank you!!
Subscribed. Great Video !
Thanks for posting this amazing video, Please explain more about how to secure these APIs built for internal or external audiences.
thanks for the feedback and the suggestion, @ahmed! i'll put that onto my (long) list of ideas for future videos.
awesome video, thank you :)
Thank you, Sir.
thank YOU!
Thank You Sir💌
Just with right words
Thank you.
Good to see you liked it, @raymond!
Hi ❤
What’s the diffrence between web app vs web page?
that's a great question! there'll be a video about it soon!
great, thanks
so is WebService and REST API the same? Or is REST a "type" of WebService? what are others? or vice versa?
Nobody owns these terms, so YMMV. I'd say that REST is a specific kind of Web Service, and that others for example include GraphQL and gRPC (which also use web technologies underneath but in a way different from REST).
Thanks !
Bravo!
❤ thanks
Do I need to send http FROM a webserver (some kind of code) to be able to RECEIVE responses from a webserver ( some hardware on the web)?
Is my browser also a webserver? If not, what is it that allows my browser to send / receive / manipulate http? Is my PC a webserver? The terminoloy is really messy.
If I want to communicate from my browser on localhost to another application on my pc via http, is a webserver involved in it although i am not actually going through the web?
your browser is a client. the server is what your client sends a request to, then the server responds, and your client (browser) renders the response.
there is no "going through the web". the web is an application built on top of the internet. and if you use localhost you have a local server running, so client and server are not "on the internet" but still use the web's client/server model.
@@ErikWilde thank you! yeah so there is some software running in the background of my pc that acts as a Webserver to process http. That’s what local host is, right?
I have an application that could communicate to a Webserver via web socket. But if the machine I am running this app already has a Webserver running, can’t I just connect to that default Webserver on that machine? Web socket client -> local host?
I have a giant knot in my head about where exactly that default local host Webserver is. What program in windows is it that acts as a Webserver if I want to communicate in LAN or just on the same machine?
@@seventfour9247 exactly. localhost means that your computer is acting as an internet host. in many cases that means running a web server locally that will respond to incoming requests.
Please let me disagree a little bit with the choir of viewers that are happy with the explanation. I believe that no clear line has been drawn to define what a web service is and what an API is and at that point I guess I lost it (@1:54).
fair point, but this video was specifically created to explain what a web service is. but there was just another comment about this so thanks for suggesting this as well, maybe that's a good topic for a (short) future video. stay tuned!
Thanks
Phase System TM Web Service
legend
Drop more vids for beginners
any ideas?
Tutorial*
lodi
Views and likes ratio didnt pass the vibe check
Plz speak little slowly...