RE: REST and CRUD (was Re: WSA architectural concepts and relatio nsihips related to WS, SOA, and the Web from Champion, Mike on 2003-05-07 (www-ws-arch@w3.org from May 2003)

From: Champion, Mike <Mike.Champion@SoftwareAG-USA.com>
Date: Wed, 7 May 2003 11:57:00 -0600
To: www-ws-arch@w3.org
Message-ID: <9A4FC925410C024792B85198DF1E97E405985A4D@usmsg03.sagus.com>

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Mark Baker [mailto:distobj@acm.org]
> Sent: Wednesday, May 07, 2003 12:53 PM
> To: www-ws-arch@w3.org
> Subject: REST and CRUD (was Re: WSA architectural concepts and
> relationsihips related to WS, SOA, and the Web
> 

> Not really, no.  CRUD doesn't have the equivalent of HTTP 
> POST which is the workhorse uniform semantic that enables computation
beyond data
> manipulation. 

Hmm, I see your point and I agree that that's what POST does, although a
"uniform semantic" to do arbitrary computation seems like an oxymoron :-)

Anyway, why don't you look at the "Section 1.6.2" message I sent earlier and
see if you can live with (or suggest improvements) to the wording there.

Received on Wednesday, 7 May 2003 13:57:08 UTC