Patrick, On Jan 14, 2006, at 9:50 PM, Logan, Patrick D wrote:
> I would like to understand SOA in some formal > way As a set of constraints imposed on the architecture of systems, that is. > but I have not found even claims of such a definition until now. It is propably more like a design approach to building distributed systems (e.g. assemble functionality into 'big' components that provide some service relevant to the business domain, use coarse grained interfaces). AFAIK there is not even the idea of making these interfaces as similar as possible to facilitate component integration. Look at Jim Waldo's approach to SOA using Jini; you'll definitely find formal aspects there. Places to start: http://www.jini.org/events/0505NYSIG/index.htm#Waldo (the audiocast (1h) is very enjoyable) http://www.artima.com/intv/waldo.html HTH, Jan ________________________________________________________________________ _______________ Jan Algermissen, Consultant & Programmer http://jalgermissen.com Tugboat Consulting, 'Applying Web technology to enterprise IT' http://www.tugboat.de Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/service-orientated-architecture/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
