REST does the rest ..

Had a chance to talk to one of our ERP developers about my recent proposal (long term idea) of implementing Content System as a Service rather than focusing on Remote File System, i.e. CIFS or through indiviual application SDK/API. I think to build SoA ahead of time will cut down the cost of integration. For Web Services, REST achitecture pays off for long term.

REST is an Architecture - http://www.xfront.com/REST-Web-Services.html
RESTful Web: http://www.xml.com/lpt/a/2004/12/01/restful-web.html

REST
REST is an acronym standing for Representational State Transfer.

• Roy Fielding of eBuilt created the name in his PhD dissertation.
• REST-wiki and the REST mailing list.
  

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Links:

• XML.com: Implementing REST Web Services: Best Practices and Guidelines
• Building Web Services the REST Way
• Second Generation Web Services