On 7/11/06, Harm Smit <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > Mark, you are talking about the operations GET, PUT, POST, DELETE. > > Steve is referring to operations as capabilities. > > In terms of the lightbulb example, he is referring to 'TurnOn' whilst you > are referring to PUT(<state="on"/>). > > Like Steve, I'm still unconvinced your scheme has any major advantage, > whereas I can see its drawbacks, as previously indicated.
Fair enough, but we're not talking about pros and cons in this thread, we're just discussing a definition, and REST is defined so that all interfaces/contracts/APIs/operational-interfaces/application-semantics, or whatever you want to call them, be the same. That's a fact. I think I'll bow out of this thread now. Nothing to see here 8-) Mark. ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor --------------------~--> Check out the new improvements in Yahoo! Groups email. http://us.click.yahoo.com/6pRQfA/fOaOAA/yQLSAA/NhFolB/TM --------------------------------------------------------------------~-> Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/service-orientated-architecture/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
