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I have long been a believer of simplicity being the best way to do things. The large number of specifications being churned out for XML and web services are staggering. The unfortunate effect of this prolification of specifications is that it has bred complexity. This complexity dissuades many developers from using web services to the degree they could/should be.
Part of my work has been to address this issue at Emergent Logic LLC. We have a web services development platform called Superx++ Markup Engine (SuperxME) that is basically REST (and XML through and through). We use URLs, as you showed very elegantly in your article, as the means by which the web services are invoked. The web services are implemented in Superx++, an XML-based object oriented programming language, but it is also possible to integrate other languages as well. In short, there is flexibility provided in simplicity.
In all, the best way forward for IT is to minimize complexity. The complexity only breeds confusion, which may also lead to insecurity, which has plagued many companies. I am glad you wrote your article for this reason: you have showed quite plainly how a simpler and more elegant solution will work better!
Keep it up,
Kimanzi Mati
President and CEO
Emergent Logic LLC
http://www.emergentlogic.com
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