I really wonder what the goal is here. HTTP is the interface; making a consistent API between languages seems redundant, and doesn't leverage the features / exp

I really wonder what the goal is here. HTTP is the interface; making a consistent API between languages seems redundant, and doesn't leverage the features / expertise of each language. The important thing to get right in terms of interop/consistency is what happens on the wire; forcing that by requiring everyone to use the same client code is ass-backwards.