Representational State Transfer (REST)

MUST READ How Ruby on Rails and REST go together ARTICLE - The Rails framework for building Web applications in the dynamic Ruby language is now focused on the REST approach, says the author of a new book of Rails recipes. Is Ruby on Rails ready for enterprise SOA? ARTICLE - Ruby on Rails promises ease in RESTful SOA development, but for it to move up to enterprise class, developers need to know how to make it scalable. Java One: Mule architect looks to bring REST to SOA INTERVIEW - In a conversation at JavaOne, MuleSource's Dan Diephouse, talks about his work on Mule Galaxy, the REST-based open source registry/repository that is going GA later this month. Mule architect sees REST with Atom rising, UDDI fading INTERVIEW - Dan Diephouse, the creator of XFire and software architect at MuleSource Inc., discusses the advantages in using REST and the Atom Publishing Protocol. REST on SOA EXPERT ANSWER - I hear a lot about REST being a tool for Web 2.0 development, but I'm unclear on what the best use cases for REST might be. Is it just something to be used for messaging or is there more to it?

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	SOA ends era of big apps, opens door for Ruby on Rails SearchSOA.com | 07 Jul 2008 ARTICLE - SOA is no longer just an alternative to traditional monolithic application development, for modern business there is no real alternative to SOA, argues Engine Yard's Tom Mornini.

	Where Ruby on Rails fits into SOA SearchSOA.com | 10 Jun 2008 ARTICLE - Ruby on Rails is not going to replace Java EE or .NET in SOA development, but is a "compelling" tool for RESTful data services and Ajax, says Burton Group analyst Joe Niski.

	SOA for pets uses REST and SOAP SearchSOA.com | 03 Jun 2008 ARTICLE - SOA e-commerce application provides pet owners Ajax-based online ordering service for home delivery of veterinary medicines.

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	REST with Axis, Struts, ColdFusion and WCF 28 May 2008 TIP - The popularity of REST style programming is causing older development frameworks like Axis, Struts, ColdFusion and WCF to add REST support.

	WOA is me - Another acronym? WOA and SOA 19 May 2008 TIP - Ronald Schmelzer explains the ample discussion around Web Oriented Architecture (WOA) and if it has any major significance in a SOA world.

	Using the NetBeans IDE for RESTful Web Services 04 Mar 2008 TIP - William Brogden delves into how to use the NetBeans IDE and JAX-RS API to create RESTful Web services.

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	Ted Neward on Web Services and Security - Expert Webcast VIEW WEBCAST PREMIERED:   07 JUN 2006, 09:00 EDT (13:00, GMT) SUMMARY:   Attend this expert Tech Talk to learn about two perils of Web services, intermediaries, messaging approach vs. RPC approach, the future of Web services, SOAP vs. REST and how to improve Web services.

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BEST WEB LINKS: 1 - 3 of 8

	Building Web services the REST Way xfront.com | 14 Apr 2005 BEST WEB LINK - In this article, Roger L. Costello describes REST as an architectural style.

	Why REST is Better - Part 5, Self Descriptive Trampoline manageability.org | 14 Apr 2005 BEST WEB LINK - In this final installment, the author takes a closer look at what he calls "the trampoline nature" of REST.

	Why REST is Better - Part 4 - Avoiding the Death March manageability.org | 12 Mar 2005 BEST WEB LINK - In part four the author discusses what he calls the "message layering problem."

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DEFINITIONS: 1 - 1 of 1

	REST 14 May 2002 WORD - REST (representational state transfer) is an approach for getting information content from a Web site by reading a designated Web page that contains an XML (Extensible Markup Language) file that describes and includes the ...

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	SEE ALSO - Topics Related to Representational State Transfer (REST):  Application servers and Web service platforms, Java Web Services, Microsoft .NET Web services, Mobile Web services, Open source Web services, Web services -- Portals, presentation and clients, LAMP Web services (Linux, Apache, MySQL & PHP), Web services testing