On 12/19/06, Steve Jones <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > The REST paper does a good job of documenting what existed and then > suggesting new ways in which it could be used.
No, it documents the abstract model used by Roy to craft the HTTP and URI specs circa 1993. At that time, the Web was quite a mess (have you seen HTTP 0.9?!). Many of his contributions to improve the Web were motivated by REST. Of course, it wasn't given the name "REST" until 5 years later. > It documents > pre-existing elements such as the return codes and the operations No, it doesn't. > and > suggests how an increase in formalism (e.g. GET = idempotent) could > help applications perform. No, it doesn't. > It also then further proposes how > server->server collaborations could be built by using the same > hyperlink approach that was previously used for browsers. No, it doesn't. May I respectfully suggest a re-read? Mark.
