Implementing a complex solution from scratch is infinitely more difficult then creating a complex solution in layers. There are several useful principles to keep in mind when designing and building complex systems.
The first is the KISS principle – Keep It Simple, Stupid. The KISS principle holds that the simple solution is usually the best solution. [...]
Entries Tagged as 'SOAP'
Growing from the simple to the complex
August 5th, 2009 · View Comments · Architecture, Consulting
Tags:Architecture·Consulting·REST·SOAP
Super Simple SoapUI Tests
August 4th, 2009 · View Comments · Java, Web
SoapUI 3.0 comes with support for creating web service tests. This is quite easy to do once you understand the concepts.
The first step is to start with an existing SoapUI project. Define the web service calls you’ll be making. The easiest path is simply to import some existing WSDL.
Once you have the web services defined, [...]
Enterprise Architecture in a Web 2.0 World
April 11th, 2009 · View Comments · Architecture, Web
There’s something very curious to me. While standard thinking is that you need to use “enterprise quality” languages to scale to large loads, the reality is that big Web 2.0 sites scale much, much larger then most enterprise apps and use scripting languages to do it.
So does that mean that “enterprise quality” is a bunch [...]
Tags:Architecture·MySQL·PHP·Python·Ruby·SOAP·Web·Web 2.0·XML
What does a REST interface look like?
March 19th, 2009 · View Comments · Web
I run into business developers who don’t know what REST is. REST stands for Representational State Transfer. That’s a complicated phrase for a very simple concept – using HTTP GET/POST/etc. as an API. Even that can be confusing because most people will say, how is that any different from a normal web application? In many [...]
