This document discusses the advantages of REST over SOAP for distributed computing environments. It notes that REST is simpler to develop without a toolkit, more lightweight by using less bandwidth for responses, and more flexible by allowing different data formats beyond just XML. REST is also faster than SOAP due to its stateless nature which allows for caching. The document provides statistics about REST usage and lists several major companies that use REST including Google, Facebook, Twitter, and Amazon.

1. EEDC
Execution
34330
Environments for REST over SOAP
Distributed
Computing
Master in Computer Architecture,
Networks and Systems - CANS
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2. Index
● Advantages
● Estatistics
● Who use REST

3. Advantages of REST over SOAP
Simple
- Does not need a toolkit to develop
Lightweight
- Response could consume 10 times less bandwith
Flexible
- Manage different data formas not only XML
Speed
- Stateless therefore can caching, improving speed

4. Statistics

5. Who use REST
● Google
● Facebook
● Twitter
● Amazon
● Yahoo
● ...
You can query on line:
http://www.programmableweb.com/apis/directory/1?company=Facebook&protocol=REST

6. Thanks
Questions?