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For More Information About REST

For a comprehensive discussion of REST from both the client and server perspectives, see:
Richardson, Leonard, and Sam Ruby. RESTful Web Services. North Mankato: O'Reilly Media, Inc., 2007.
There are also many sources of information about REST on the Web, including:
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http://www.infoq.com/articles/rest-introduction
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http://www.infoq.com/articles/subbu-allamaraju-rest
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http://www.stucharlton.com/blog/archives/000141.html
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