- From: Miles Sabin <miles@milessabin.com>
- Date: Mon, 6 Jan 2003 16:07:04 +0000
- To: www-ws-arch@w3.org
Mark Baker wrote, > On Mon, Jan 06, 2003 at 03:23:15PM +0000, Miles Sabin wrote: > > I'd like you to explain _in_detail_ why these two conditions are > > less demanding than the corresponding conditions for (2'). > > Ok, here goes ... > > Here's what a RESTful client needs to know in order to get the data; > > - URI > - HTTP GET > > Here's what a Web services client needs to know in order to get the > data; > > - URI > - what "getLastSharePriceOfIBM" means Frankly, this is just smoke and mirrors. The URI in the REST case contains the substring "/ibm/lastshareprice". It needs to know what that substring means just as much (or as little) as the RESTless client needs to know what "getLastSharePriceOfIBM" means. Getting rid of a priori knowledge isn't as easy as string concatenation. Is this really the best you can do? If it is, then I spy a naked emperor. Cheers, Miles
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