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FOREST: Functional Observer REST

October 6, 2009 10:28

Functional Observer REST = Hyperdata Interdependency requiring Symmetric REST
Hyperdata Interdependency = a resource's state is a Function of its linked resource context
Symmetric REST = servers become clients in order to Observe the dependencies of their resources

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