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Bill de h�ra: REST WARS

HTTP by being a REST-oriented protocol, has most of the architectural properties that N. Alex Rupp wants, so it's good to see him mention the REST thesis as an influence. Where HTTP does fall down (or more accurately, where browsers fall down) is session management. I think the answer to this is to place the session state under a URL space distinct from the web application space the client is accessing. That way both the server and client (or any authorized third party) can refer to it in way that doesn't induce the security problems posed by cookies.

Which set me off down the cascade of adoption of new ideas and goes something like this. The speed with which we innovate far outstrips the speed with which we integrate The speed with which we integrate far outstrips the speed with which we legislate The speed with which we legislate far outstrips the speed with which we contemplate The speed with which we contemplate far outstrips the speed with which we understand. [A Networked World: Watching the Adoption Cascade]

Making it stick.

Sean McGrath, CTO, Propylon

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Rands In Repose: N.A.D.D.

Back in the days when CORBA and OODBs were hot topics at OOPSLA, there was a clear message being presented from an aggregated look at the experience reports. Namely, distributed Smalltalk and the Gemstone Smalltalk OODB were relatively easy wins, while distributed CORBA and other OODBs would work OK but were a pain in the ass. [Making it stick.]

Proven Portals: Best Practices for Planning, Designing, and Developing Enterprise Portals - Addison-Wesley and Benjamin Cummings Catalog

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Raw: SWRL: A Semantic Web Rule Language