On Fri, Jul 30, 2010 at 5:50 AM, mglendin <[email protected]> wrote:
> > > --- In > [email protected]<service-orientated-architecture%40yahoogroups.com>, > Nick Gall <nick.g...@...> wrote: > > > > Steve, > > > > If I listed a handful of references, then you'd ask "where are the stats > to > > show they are not outliers?" I know all too well after all these years > that > > NOTHING will convince you of anything. And I'm sure you feel the same > way. > > :-) > > > > The survey was done, I assume, by informationweek. But Gartner has done > > similar surveys that show REST growing steadily in our enterprise client > > base over the years. > > > > -- Nick > > > > Nick/Steve, > > yes, the InformationWeek article is rather unscientific in its presentation > of the statistics, and is also around 18 months old. > Hmmm...Steve said: "Its been 5+ years since REST started being hyped and in comparison with the benefits that WS-* delivered to the enterprise in 5 years its been zip, zero, nada." So I figured 18mo old data was "fresh enough." As for scientific, all I can say is that it's a lot more scientific than Steve's flamebait rant against REST. This debate is going nowhere--as usual. Count me out. -- Nick Nick Gall Phone: +1.781.608.5871 Twitter: ironick AOL IM: Nicholas Gall Yahoo IM: nick_gall_1117 MSN IM: (same as email) Google Talk: (same as email) Email: nick.gall AT-SIGN gmail DOT com Weblog: http://ironick.typepad.com/ironick/
