Brian Sletten on REST done right
Brian Sletten
is a regular speaker on the No Fluff Just Stuff tour and an established expert on REST and RESTful Web application development.
In this talk with Andy Glover, Brian demystifies REST as an application protocol, not a transport protocol, and describes
the series of interactions that define REST. As he explains, REST is best used for managing information and information spaces
without revealing back-end implementation. What it is not about, he says, is hijacking the GET verb and abusing it badly.
Learn more about REST and RESTful application development
- "REST easy with the JavaBeans Activation Framework" (Jeff Hanson, JavaWorld, October 2007) explains what makes JAF an ideal vehicle for RESTful data transmission. Includes a sample Web application that tracks requests and responses through a Java Servlet-based system.
- "David Nuescheler on JCR and REST" (InfoQ, June 2008) finds the JCR spec lead discussing the benefits of the Java Content Repository (JSR 170) and its connection to REST, as well as Apache Sling.
- Read the original dissertation that defined REST: "Architectural Styles and the Design of Network-based Software Architectures" (Roy Fielding, University of California, Irvine, 2000).
- Brian Sletten is a speaker on the No Fluff Just Stuff software symposium series.
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