0xDECAFBAD: I don't get REST...  This is why I love Busy Developer Guides, by the way. I don't suppose anyone could point me to something that lays it out for me? Like... why is XmlRpc considered harmful by REST fans? And what's an example app I could use REST for that will just so obviously convince me that I need to drop my XML-RPC ways?  I consider it more of a prequel (A Gentle introduction to REST?), but that's what Neurotransmitters was meant to cover.  Caution: I am not a true believer.  I get equal enjoyment at poking fun at those who believe that REST is the one true way as I do people who believe that XML RPC is the one true way.  And while it is not a true BDG, a relatively accessible explanation can be found at Paul Prescod's site.

  7:18:02 PM    

Robert Leftwich: Note that the url for the tuple space at Microsoft Research is http://www.research.microsoft.com/~antr/coord.htm.  I never would have seen this had Joe not pointed out this dicussion - despite enjoying Patrick's insights: Java is a complex language pretending to be simple. C# does not even pretend.

  10:40:05 AM    

Dave and I share the goal that interop never be reduced to simply a statement to the effect of "works with the dominant vendor".  That's why I have been delighted to find Keith, JHawk, and Mike to be joys to work with.  The few times I have identified discrepancies between their early implementations and the specifications, my reports have been eagerly and cheerfully accepted and quickly addressed.

I can't help but contrast this with the reaction to Mark Pilgrim's report of discrepancies between the OPML specification and the actual documents that are being produced today.

  7:42:14 AM