Chapter 2: Standards, Concepts, and Terminology


OVERVIEW

“There is always an incentive for one company to try to move standards, to change standards and leave other companies inoperable, but there’s a tremendous incentive for the (World Wide Web) community as a whole to prevent that.”
Tim Berners-Lee, World Wide Web Journal, Summer 1996

If you have ever seen the film “The Wizard of Oz,” you probably remember the line, “Pay no attention to that man behind the curtain!” when Dorothy eventually makes it to the wizard’s castle. With all the hype surrounding Web services over recent months, it is easy to feel like the software industry is collectivity asking us to, “Pay no attention to that reality behind the hype!” It is as though we are expected to blindly believe that Web services are the best thing since sliced bread and the panacea for all computer system ills. Obviously that is not the case.

This chapter takes a close look at what really constitutes a Web service, describes how Web services are defined, and untangles the maze of standards, concepts, and terminology that blurs the actual capabilities that Web services may deliver. The goal of this chapter is to arm the reader with the basic concepts behind Web services and to provide a solid foundation and reference text for later chapters. The Web services arena is plagued by an amazing number of mind-bending and tongue twisting acronyms that can be very intimidating. Upon completing this chapter, the readers will have an arsenal of acronyms and be able to talk Web services like a pro.




Executive's Guide to Web Services
Executives Guide to Web Services (SOA, Service-Oriented Architecture)
ISBN: 0471266523
EAN: 2147483647
Year: 2003
Pages: 90

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