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I think you may be confused on the meaning of 'perpendicular'
by snoble 14y ago
I think you may be confused on the meaning of 'perpendicular'
- knowtheory 14y agoNope. Guy's got it right. 'Perpendicular' (or 'orthogonal' if you prefer), meaning that the concerns are on separate axes, and thus independent of each other. SOAP is a bit weird because it's both an envelope/delivery mechanism as well as a discovery/interface negotiation methodology. REST is just straight up a set of interface design principles. It doesn't care what you're delivering, it doesn't care about the channel you deliver it through.
- snoble 14y agoUm... "You can write RESTful SOAP, I don't think the two ideas are perpendicular." (emphasis mine) He's saying they aren't perpendicular and also saying they are independent.