Web services toolkits hide the XML and HTTP protocol details and let you, the applications programmer, focus on the application you're building. In this chapter we look at three XML-RPC toolkits for Perl. Each offers different features and a different interface, with different advantages and drawbacks for the programmer. This chapter shows how to use each toolkit, and develops the same pair of applications in all three. You'll see the relative strengths and weaknesses of each toolkit and be able to select and use the right toolkit for your application. |