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> > getFile(), getName(), getArticle(), getStockQuote() were what we had > > *before* the Web. I can't see any reason to go back after seeing > > what can be achieved with GET. > > What does that have to do with REST then? Hmm, I must be missing something. Each of those methods returns a representation of something; a file, a name, an article, a stock quote. REST says that all of those actions can be generalized with a single verb, GET, and that the noun should be identified by a URI. But you knew that, right? MB -- Mark Baker, Chief Science Officer, Planetfred, Inc. Ottawa, Ontario, CANADA. mbaker@p... http://www.markbaker.ca http://www.planetfred.com
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