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how about calling it RESTish? http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=2242162 http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=2242162
by tariq 16y ago
how about calling it RESTish? http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=2242162 http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=2242162
- tptacek 16y agoIt's not RESTish.
- masklinn 16y agoHow about calling it what it is, namely RPC?
- wahnfrieden 16y agoYes. The terms "RESTish" or "lower REST" are just a way to stay buzzword compliant, not actually a way of elucidating anything. They're catch-all buzzword substitutes for more accurate terms. They're particularly bad since a strict interpretation of REST can still be valuable, yet it makes REST itself seem overly nebulous and fluffy. People advocating terms like "RESTish" or looser definitions of REST seem to think that REST is an ultimate goal of any decent web API. It's not, REST doesn't need to be used everywhere, your API isn't crap if it's not REST. So stop calling it REST like you're embarrassed to admit it's "just" RPC. (Sorry for ranting in reply to you -- you seem to get it)
- billybob 16y agoOr "drowsy?"
- tariq 16y agolol whoops, forgot my sarcasm tags. i was not advocating calling anything RESTish.