Re: Converging?

[Greg Stein <gstein@xxxxxxxxxx>]

On Wed, Nov 03, 2004 at 03:34:24PM -0800, Tim Bray wrote:
> On Nov 3, 2004, at 1:35 PM, Robert Sayre wrote:
>...
> >I might as well take this opportunity to formally object to the terms 
> >"PostURI", "EditURI", etc. While they're not technically incorrect, 
> >they encourage language that refers to URIs rather than resources. 

+1

>...
> and so on.  The word "resource" is a distraction.  These things are 
> services, best thought of services, and the URIs identify the services. 
>  Only web architecture wankers worry about resources. -Tim

Then call me a wanker. The Atom Protocol is defined to operate over HTTP.
HTTP interacts with resources on the server. By definition.

I see no reason to invent new terminology for something that is already
very well-defined and specified. What's the purpose?

"Service"?? Is that a web service? Is it an xmlrpc endpoint? No. It is a
resource that you interact with via HTTP. Call it a resource.

Cheers,
-g