SOA for the rest of us
Earlier this year I wrote an article to introduce service-oriented architecture to non-technical people. It was published in the May 2007 issue of Better Software magazine.
The kind folks at Better Software have allowed me to provide a PDF version of the article, complete with retro 1950s graphics. You can also read it as a single html page.
Please post any comments here, because I’ve disabled comments on the page itself.
GREAT ARTICLE!
Great Article, Dan. I distributed it among my colleagues. And I’ll make a reference on my own blog: http://soa-eda.blogspot.com
Jack
RE: “The mistake that enterprise information architects (or people with similarly named roles) make is trying to define what the business concept means to each of the people using it.” Aren’t those domain meanings defined in metadata?
is the shelf not a registry? if bob didn’t know about the shelf he wouldn’t be able to get the service contract and would therefore struggle to use the service!!!
Great article! Crisp, clean and clear. Encore!