Re: the meaning of stateless

Mike Kelly wrote:
> 
> (It has nothing to do with server persisted shopping carts.)
> 
> As long as you don't create an interaction described by the above you
> aren't violating the stateless constraint.
> 

Right, and exactly the problem!  Examples tailored to one constraint
often lead to solutions which miss the point of the style, ergo my
advice vis-a-vis the cross-style lunar lander example.  Server-side
shopping carts may be stateless, but can it really be argued that all
those extra round trips better meet the goals of the style?

-Eric