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0 pointsstanleydrew14y ago0 comments

Are you saying Roy Fielding is like Humpty Dumpty? If so this doesn't appear to be a very useful or enlightening comment.

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jethroalias9714y ago

I'm saying if I wrote a "REST API" and everyone understood what that means, what would it matter whether or not it checks every box laid out by the originator of the term.

generalk14y ago

That makes it an effective form of communication, but not correct.

If I talk to someone who's not computer-savvy and they describe a workflow as "I put the USB in the CPU and then drag all my files onto my screen" (verbatim quote) I can figure out what they mean and work with them, but they clearly don't understand the concepts.

kevinpet14y ago

Your comment contradicts current linguistics. There is no "correct" separate from usefulness in communication.

If someone wants to write a REST RFC, and people can talk about "RFC-6789 Compliant REST API" then correctness would reenter the picture.

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jethroalias9714y ago

In my experience, "correct" is often subjective.

olefoo14y ago

The reference is to Alice Through the Looking Glass by Lewis Carrol. It is a sad day when you can no longer expect an educated english speaker to have read the good Reverend's inspired nonsense.

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jethroalias9714y ago

I'm saying if I wrote a "REST API" and everyone understood what that means, what would it matter whether or not it checks every box laid out by the originator of the term.

generalk14y ago

That makes it an effective form of communication, but not correct.

kevinpet14y ago

Your comment contradicts current linguistics. There is no "correct" separate from usefulness in communication.

If someone wants to write a REST RFC, and people can talk about "RFC-6789 Compliant REST API" then correctness would reenter the picture.

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jethroalias9714y ago

In my experience, "correct" is often subjective.

olefoo14y ago

The reference is to Alice Through the Looking Glass by Lewis Carrol. It is a sad day when you can no longer expect an educated english speaker to have read the good Reverend's inspired nonsense.

j / k navigate · click thread line to collapse