Re: Bookmark 'stability'

On Oct 8, 2012, at 2:04 PM, Nathan wrote:

> Nathan wrote:
> > Eric J. Bowman wrote:
> >> Paul Cohen wrote:
> >>> I mean that *forcing* a server to commit itself to maintaining URI:s
> >>> is coupling.
> >>>
> >>
> >> Maintaining obsolete URIs is not an example of "coupling" as applies to
> >> REST. REST isn't "decoupled" but rather, "loosely coupled" around
> >> standardized data types. The more obscure the data type, the tighter
> >> the coupling. The more ubiquitous the data type, the looser the
> >> coupling. What's being discussed is the degree of coupling between
> >> client and server, not server and Web Developer. It gets very confusing
> >> when participants in a discussion introduce their own definitions of
> >> terms.
> > 
> > An analogy may be your signs in the windows of your local shops, if one 
> > of them moves to a new premise, they could say nothing, or they could 
> > say "we've moved here" (30x). If they've got a new shop front on the 
> > other side, again they could post a sign to say "the doors now here". If 
> > they're closed they could say "closed" or "closed, were open again at 
> > 09:00". Regardless of the situation, if the place is closed, or gone, 
> > then leaving a note to provide some information will always help the 
> > client, and can be seen as good practise. You don't have to do it, but 
> > it sure makes sense to do it. Network protocol are just the same.

Related to the discussion in general:

http://digital.cabinetoffice.gov.uk/2012/10/11/no-link-left-behind/

jan




> 
> Point being, that it's nothing to do with coupling, it's just etiquette, 
> common sense, and good practise.
> 
> 



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