Here is another thread where this conversation came up:
"Single Stacks, or Network-Centric Web Services?":http://blogs.onenw.org/jon/archives/2006/02/27/single-stacks-or-network-centric-web-services/
A point that I find myself making repeatedly is not to conflate REST-enabling your components with actually using "3rd party web services":http://programmableweb.com - there are a multitude of reasons for running your own software, especially in terms of the freedom to control the application-specific policy and data.
Finally, here are some pictures of us giving this presentation:
"Lighting Strikes: Little Apps":http://flickr.com/photos/mccloud/tags/pycon2006
Jonah - March 9, 2006, 10:34 a.m.
Here is another thread where this conversation came up: "Single Stacks, or Network-Centric Web Services?":http://blogs.onenw.org/jon/archives/2006/02/27/single-stacks-or-network-centric-web-services/
A point that I find myself making repeatedly is not to conflate REST-enabling your components with actually using "3rd party web services":http://programmableweb.com - there are a multitude of reasons for running your own software, especially in terms of the freedom to control the application-specific policy and data.
Finally, here are some pictures of us giving this presentation: "Lighting Strikes: Little Apps":http://flickr.com/photos/mccloud/tags/pycon2006