SoapUI 4.6 - REST In Progess

We’re happy to let you know that we have released SoapUI 4.6 – REST In Progress! This is the first of several releases which aims at improving the REST-testing capabilities of SoapUI and SoapUI Pro.

When we added REST-testing support in SoapUI all the way back in 2008 and version 2.5, REST wasn’t nearly as popular as it is today. Since 2008 we’ve seen boom in the API-industry. In terms of public API:s, ProgrammableWeb went from having 750 public APIs in 2008 to today having more than 9,500. While SOAP is continuing to grow, REST has been outpacing adoption in terms of public APIs – more than 60% of the APIs listed in ProgrammableWeb’s directory are REST-based.
In SoapUI 4.6 we begin our journey to creating a more easily understandable and more powerful REST-testing experience in SoapUI. This first release makes the time-to-test for REST-projects much faster, due to improvements in both GUI and methodology. It is now much easier and quicker to set up a REST-based project, and we’ve started the swtich of SoapUI’s approach from an academic REST approach to a more pragmatic approach to REST.
We really want to know your feedback regarding this release, and what you would like to see in upcoming REST-releases. Help us out by giving us your feedback.
Read more about the new features in SoapUI 4.6