> The suitability of REST (or HTTP or WWW) for computer to computer
> interactions is a question of system requirements and so far I have
> only seen mentioned two scenarios where REST is not suitable: one has
> been mentioned by Mark and involved the transfer or enormous amounts
> of tiny messages (IIRC) ...
Hmmm..."enormous amounts of tiny messages" not suitable for HTTP? Isn't this exactly what AJAX is doing? Google maps sends an HTTP request every time you scroll your mouse! If you want to see an HTTP-based IM client check out meebo.com. I use it every day. It's great.
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