Re: [DotGNU]Microsoft guru: Stamp out HTTP

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Rhys Weatherley wrote:
> Post-HTTP, everyone rushed to build their systems on
> top of HTTP.  This usually involved twisting the service
> to fit the protocol, destroying the value of the service
> in the process.  We need to get back to our roots of
> "one service, one protocol".  It's ironic that it is
> Microsoft that is pointing this out.

I always thought it was weird that XML-RPC et al were over HTTP. However, it 
has its nice elements, like GET/POST.

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