Re: The State FAQ

Hi Mark,

Well done on the FAQ!

==
1.1 What does it mean for something to be stateful or stateless?    (4ZT)
In general it just means that the thing encapsulates state (or not, for 
stateless).
==

I believe the definition should include something describing what state 
is. For example:

In general it just means that the thing encapsulates state (or not, for 
stateless), where state can be thought of as a set of data or attributes 
or properties belonging to the stateful entity.

It may seem obvious, but I think it is easy to confuse state as a set of 
data with a behavioral state as expected in a state transition diagram for 
example.

Regards

Rob
:)


>
> Greetings,
>
> Because these same questions about state come up quite often, I decided
> that a FAQ was required.  So I've kicked one off on the RESTwiki;
>
> http://rest.blueoxen.net/cgi-bin/wiki.pl?StateFaq
>
> Note that you need to register in order to be able to edit the pages.
>
> Thanks.
>
> Mark.



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