April 27, 2007 - XML Nation

  • On programming models...

    Ittay commented on my REST post : the thing is, when you write software, you use an RPC model. what bothers me about REST is that it is not only an API. it enforces you to change your programming model. that is not to say i don't like it. i do, for its...
  • An example might help...

    I got a lot of great comments on last nights post, including a couple about REST being no different from xml-based RPC. I used to think so too, which is why my recent epiphany was so eye opening. Consider a protocol for finding and reserving a flight...