Lets start with this ‘REST vs SOAP is not the right question to ask you silly billy! SOAP is a protocol – REST is an architectural style (a design for network-based software architectures) REST concepts are referred to as resources. A representation of a resource must be stateless. It is represented via some media type.

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How to Debug HTTPAPI RPG Programs If you are using the IBM i HTTPAPI (LIBHTTP) opensource utilities, you already realize how easy it is to talk to an internet web service from within your IBM i RPG programs but sometimes even the best-laid plans go wrong. This is when you need to learn how about

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New IBM i Tricks for an old AS400 Dog – Webservices Only ten years late, I’m finally getting involved with some Web Services from the AS400 (sorry IBM i – *cough*). Fantastically exciting stuff after my time in the AS400/Web Wilderness and not getting my hands really deep into any techie goo. Streaming data from

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