On HTTP as transport vs. transfer protocol, Mark Baker opined:

> If the developer wants [a Foo], then the choice is between requiring
> them to a) have an identifier for the service and understand the
> meaning of the getFoo operation, or b) have an identifier for the
> service. I think it goes without saying that b) is simpler for all
> values of "Foo". So, insofar as HTTP-as-transfer-protocol enables b)
> to happen, while HTTP-as-transport does not, I think the distinction
> matters. Greatly.

That is, perhaps, the most concise explanation that I have ever heard --
I hope you don't mind being quoted?  :-)


Cheers,
Elias





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