REST is a style, not a pattern. The application of this manner of classification to application architectures on the web was the broader goal of Fielding's diss

REST is a style, not a pattern. The application of this manner of classification to application architectures on the web was the broader goal of Fielding's dissertation, titled "Architectural Styles and the Design of Network-based Software Architectures". See chapter 1 http://www.ics.uci.edu/~fielding/pubs/dissertation/software_arch.htm#sec_1_5 http://www.ics.uci.edu/~fielding/pubs/dissertation/software_...