Eric, On Jan 16, 2006, at 3:37 AM, Eric Newcomer wrote:
> Jan (& Patrick), > > I should have added an apology for misunderstanding > the question. Sorry about that! > NO! No problem at all. In fact, apologies if I have maybe not responded on the point - I have no time to follow closely, mostly posting whenever I see a mail that triggers a thought. But the general question remains: Does any definition exist that would allow me to distinguish SOA from <put any distributed object technology here>? Especially if we consider that SOA in a sense enforces some DO design practices while Corba et al. do not, but that it does not build upon a conceptually different architecture. Another way to ask: is there anything about SOA that makes it architecturally different from old-fashioned DO technologies? Sure, you have language independence, free choice of transport mechanism,.. but this does not make SOA a distinguishable software architectural style (which the name[1] implies, IMHO). And if it is not....then it is just as good as the old stuff, isn't it? Jan [1] and vendor promisses > Eric > > --- Jan Algermissen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > wrote: > >> Eric, >> >> On Jan 15, 2006, at 5:57 PM, Eric Newcomer wrote: >> >>> I meant formal in the sense that it is as simple >> and >>> precise a definition as possible. >> >> Umm...without any attempt to insult you, but this is >> kinda meaningless. >> >> Honestly, where is that formal definition of SOA >> that enables me to >> determine whether an architecture is of the SOA >> style or not? What >> are the formal criteria for this? >> >> Suppose a client asks: Are we SOA? How do I find out >> if yes or no? >> >> I think that is what Patrick is asking for. >> >> Jan >> >> >> > ______________________________________________________________________ > __ >> >> _______________ >> Jan Algermissen, Consultant & Programmer >> >> http://jalgermissen.com >> Tugboat Consulting, 'Applying Web technology to >> enterprise IT' >> http://www.tugboat.de >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> > > > __________________________________________________ > Do You Yahoo!? > Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around > http://mail.yahoo.com > > > > > > > Yahoo! Groups Links > > > > > > ________________________________________________________________________ _______________ 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/
