Presentation: "Code Talks: Demonstrating the "ilities" of REST"

Time: Thursday 14:30 - 15:30

Location: City

Abstract:

The REST style of distributed computing promises to deliver on a number of non-functional requirements: scalability, reliability, evolvability, visibility, performance, and simplicity.

In this session Mr. Lacey will explain the RESTful constraints that bring about these properties, and show these constraints in action with a focus on loose-coupling and evolvability.

In contrast, Mr. Lacey will discuss how unconstrained distributed technologies fail to deliver on the promise of loose-coupling and are thus not suitable for use as a general purpose services layer.

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Peter Lacey, Burton Group

Peter Lacey

Pete Lacey is a consultant for Burton Group, a research and advisory company.

Mr. Lacey has been active in software and IT for 20 years having previously held development, consulting, and management positions at Netscape, Cisco, and numerous startups.

Mr. Lacey specializes in Web-based application development and service-oriented architecture. Mr. Lacey is well known as an advocate of the REST style approach to distributed systems development, and is the author of numerous articles on SOAP web services and related standards.