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sync the getting started guide with master
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Expand Up @@ -197,9 +197,10 @@ 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 web application architecture which Rails
abstracts, shielding you from RESTful complexities and browser quirks.
would be understood to refer to a photo resource with the ID of 17, and to
indicate a desired action - deleting that resource. 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.

If you'd like more details on REST as an architectural style, these resources
are more approachable than Fielding's thesis:
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