If transactions over REST are unachievable, how can REST ever be really useful? [closed]
When looking into REST one of the first things probably anybody will notice is there isn't any transaction semantics defined, some say this is implicitly against what REST is, whilst others say any attempt to do so would result in 'tainting' the REST systems. But lets say for arguments sake that REST did become a popular 'api' choice, and every site in the universe started to expose restful entry points. How exactly are these usable without transaction behavior (and I'm talking non compensating)? because it seems to me one of the benefits of REST is that it breaks down the components of data,