Simpler brief explanation of Rails and REST

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Michael Lavrisha
2011-07-24 16:36:23 -06:00
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@@ -198,9 +198,8 @@ For example, the following HTTP request:
<tt>DELETE /photos/17</tt>
refers to a photo resource with an ID of 17 and indicates an action to be taken
upon it: deletion. REST is a natural style for the architecture of web applications,
and Rails hooks into this shielding you from many of the RESTful complexities and
browser quirks.
upon it: deletion. REST is a natural web application architecture which Rails
abstracts, shielding you from RESTful complexities and browser quirks.
If you'd like more details on REST as an architectural style, these resources
are more approachable than Fielding's thesis: