------------------------------------------------------------ Jan Algermissen http://jalgermissen.com Software Architect http://www.tugboat.de
On Friday, January 19, 2007, at 09:04AM, "Gregg Wonderly" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >Jan Algermissen wrote: >> The difference is that HTTP is an application interface. It is the >> interface of the user's application. > >RMI/JERI is an application interface. The application uses this paradigm for >remote data transfer via the parameters of the "invoke" operation. So you'd never put another layer of semantics on top of that then? What does invoke mean? > >> When you buy a book at Amazon, the application interface you are using >> is HTTP. > >The application's interface is exported as an HTTP endpoint. No, HTTP is the application interface semantics. There is no application that is mapped or whatever to HTTP (set aside any backend stuff of course). Is this really impossible to get across? Jan >Gregg Wonderly > > > >Yahoo! Groups Links > > > > >
