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| author | Michael Lavrisha <michael.lavrisha@gmail.com> | 2011-07-24 16:36:23 -0600 |
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| committer | Michael Lavrisha <michael.lavrisha@gmail.com> | 2011-07-24 16:36:23 -0600 |
| commit | 5cece57c93aff28010defece05085cff903fb9d2 (patch) | |
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Simpler brief explanation of Rails and REST
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diff --git a/railties/guides/source/getting_started.textile b/railties/guides/source/getting_started.textile index a9994a2602..3a1a0fe64a 100644 --- a/railties/guides/source/getting_started.textile +++ b/railties/guides/source/getting_started.textile @@ -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: |