Re: [service-orientated-architecture] Sir Tim on Web 2.0 et al.

[Ron Schmelzer]

Hi Mark -- I remember this very well. The problem wasn't the whole RPC / REST / IIRC or whatnot -- the issue was that Tim was speaking from a content perspective whereas the rest of the conference was speaking from an applications perspective and the semantic integration he was talking about was content-oriented, rather than applications-oriented. It was confusing and it seemed out of place at the time. Besides, I thought it made sense to give Tim a bit of a challenge - he gets too many softball questions from all-too-adoring fans. The dude did come up with the Web, and indeed, it forms the basis for the thought processes behind REST. But if you recall, the conference was about Web Services, and his talk seemed out of place (and it was!) If it was a semantic integration / REST conference, I'da kept my mouth shut. But analysts keeping their mouth shut? That's like asking tigers to become vegetarians :) Ron Mark Baker wrote: On 9/3/06, Gervas Douglas <gervas.douglas@gmail.com> wrote: > You can read an interview of Sir Timothy Berners-Lee discoursing on > Web 2.0, hypertext et al. at: > > > > http://groups.yahoo.com/group/n-gaa/message/867 > > Now, if we could arrange a discussion between him and Mark on REST... Come to think of it, one of my discussions with Tim about this was at some OpenGroup event at the Hyatt Harbourside in Boston in the summer of 2002, I think. And I mention it here, because he and I were sitting together at a table, and Ron Schmelzer was up speaking and said something about - IIRC - invoking remove procedures over a network. As he said that, Tim and I looked at each other and shook our heads disapprovingly, and Ron must have seen that because after he was done he came over to ask what was up. I expect that was the first time Ron received the REST elevator pitch 8-) Mark. __________ NOD32 1.1743 (20060907) Information __________ This message was checked by NOD32 antivirus system. http://www.eset.com -- _____________________________________________________________ Ronald Schmelzer [EMAIL PROTECTED] Senior Analyst ZapThink LLC Direct: 781-577-2779 / Main: 781-207-0203 __._,_.___ SPONSORED LINKS Computer software program Computer software spy Computer job Database software Discount computer software Your email settings: Individual Email|Traditional Change settings via the Web (Yahoo! ID required) Change settings via email: Switch delivery to Daily Digest | Switch to Fully Featured Visit Your Group | Yahoo! Groups Terms of Use | Unsubscribe __,_._,___