To use a RESTful web service in C #, should I use HttpWebRequest?

Question

How can I use a RESTful web service in C # code?

NOTE: RESTful, I mean non-SOAP. For example, in the flickr API, you can call their web service as follows to return JSON data:

http://api.flickr.com/services/feeds/photos_public.gne?tags=cats&tagmode=any&format=json

Am I just using HttpWebRequest?

What if I use a web service that accepts POST parameters? Will it use HttpWebRequest as well?

Is there any benefit to using WCF on the consumer side?

Answer 1

WCF , , , REST , SOAP, tp.

REST WCF:

http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/netframework/cc950529.aspx

Answer 2

.NET Framework 3.5 Enhancements Training Kit, , , RESTFul. MS REST.

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