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I tend to agree with you, but don't just take it from me: http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/rest-discuss/message/6735

I don't think it's fair to say the original dissertation is the final word on REST, but I do think almost all of the discussion on REST is way off target. It feels like almost all the discussion is about the construction of URLs.

REST has become a buzzword, people use it just to project credibility.

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I have a lot of respect for him, but it's pretty disappointing to see him so opposed to doing things that would bring more clarity to those trying to understand his work. This is at least the third quote I've seen of him blowing off the idea of giving examples or more documentation. It's further disappointing to see "that document is my dissertation" juxtaposed with "I sometimes need to expand on the terse explanations provided in the dissertation, because I was in a hurry when I wrote it".

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