OASIS Mailing List ArchivesView the OASIS mailing list archive below
or browse/search using MarkMail.

 


Help: OASIS Mailing Lists Help | MarkMail Help

 


 

   Re: [xml-dev] Generality of HTTP

[ Lists Home | Date Index | Thread Index ]

Mike Champion wrote:
> 
>...
> I guess my question is, "If HTTP is so general, why are vendors such
> as BEA, Tibco, Progress, etc. moving to other protocols to "ensure
> delivery of XML documents" via web services?  It's easy to agree with
> Mark Baker (especially after browsing the REST Wiki) that in
> principle HTTP is a 99/1 solution for internet communications, so why
> is the world backing away from this in practice?

In my experience, it takes weeks of thought and effort to truly
understand REST if you have been "raised" in an RPC or messaging
culture. People do not even know that they should put in that effort.
I'm hoping to help to change that with an xml.com article in the near
future. Anyone who contacts me offlist can get an early peek for
evaluation purposes.

 Paul Prescod




 

News | XML in Industry | Calendar | XML Registry
Marketplace | Resources | MyXML.org | Sponsors | Privacy Statement

Copyright 2001 XML.org. This site is hosted by OASIS