Yes, agreed. As per my other comments on comments, how about "best practices" instead of "standard?"

Yes, I realized the difference after taking a longer-than-quick look :-)

However, I still think there should be some notion of /object/{id} for GET. As per some of the other comments, I agree that what I'm talking about isn't a standard. I think it's more of a best practices implementation thing.

So I agree with just about everything you are saying here. I shouldn't have used the term "standard"--how about "best practices?" If ESRI or some other organization wants to put out a "RESTful API," then I think that it should adhere to some "best practices" which, IMHO includes the paradigm that I put forth (and is well-implemented in various web platforms).

Again, I agree with your stipulation that it is an IDEA or a CONCEPT (I've read the seminal thesis). But with respect to implementation, I think that there's another level that can be achieved.

In taking a quick look a the standard, it doesn't even look RESTful. For example:

http://<mapservice-url>/layers

Returns deep copies of all layers and tables as opposed to a list of IDs. Then:

http://<featureservice-url>/<layerId>

Returns a deep copy of a particular layer/table.

How about http://<something>/layers returning a list of layers/tables and http://<something>/layers/{id} returning the particular table/layer? The whole /object and /object/{id} paradigm is missing. And that's just about GET. Regardless 800-lbs gorilla arguments against this "standard," I'd be more inclined to reject it due to its lack of adherence to standards.

So the fact that the "U.S. is applying money-laundering rules to "virtual currencies" legitimizes BTC, right? I see that as a good thing...

TMI :-)

...I think this one is the best (as opposed to the ones that are a photo for every day of one's life): http://vimeo.com/40448182

I think it's safe to say that if Tesla tech support told him to do something, he should take their advice since they have a vested interest in success. So they wouldn't be likely to advise him to do some ditch driving :-)

I am. Or at least I was :-)

I think, but I can't say from experience, that life sans computers is worth living too...

Okay, I'll bite. This reply is really modded up as informative? Really? As opposed to funny? Because, as a parent, I can see funny. But reasonable? Really?

Why is this comment modded up?!? It is public information, so, yeah, it can be published by a "Public source..." If you want to debate the fact that it's public information, that's one thing, but you're not.

Well, it's about cost-benefit analysis, isn't it? For you, the liabilities of exposing yourself on the Web outweigh the benefits. Not true for others. Then, there's the group that doesn't understand either, but that's their problem...

You know that all us lowlife /.ers are Googling her name. Soon to rival Nathalie Portman!!!