InfoQ has an interesting article about the REST philosphy in web services and SOA.
… The promise is that if you adhere to REST principles while designing your application, you will end up with a system that exploits the Web’s architecture to your benefit. In summary, the five key principles are:
Give every “thing” an ID
Link things together
Use standard methods
Resources with multiple representations
Communicate statelessly …
Tags: java, web services, infoq, REST, soa, programming
