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- REST vs. SOAP [ difference ]
- SOAP, Simple Object Access Protocol [ objectA ]

is-delivered-via

- content [ delivery ]
- Web Service [ service ]

is-described-by

- Architectural Styles and the Design of Network-based Software Architectures [ description ]

architectural-style

- REST, REpresentational State Transfer

Types:

is a architectural-style

Comment:: uses URIs to address objects
Comment:: messages themselves can be XML
Comment:: actions like retrieve content, update objects - aka 'transferring state'
Comment:: does not dictate protocol syntax beyond that
Comment:: uses only a fixed set of 'verbs' (GET, PUT, DELETE, ...) to communicate with the object
hypothesis: semantics of HTTP constitutes coordination language

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