Gregg Wonderly wrote: > Eric Newcomer wrote: >> Gregg - you did your own validation of this in explaining why programmers > > need help decoding the contents of an XML document and mapping it to > > objects and procedures. That's basically what Web services are about - > > they are applications of XML that provide standardized formats and > > conventions for extracting and interpreting data, operations, and > instructions. > > What I think is interesting is that it's only the people who think the bits > that > they send across the wire should all be readable by their eyes, without any > tools, who are stuck with extra layers of tools to validate and shape those > bits > into usable streams. > > Those who are happy to use a programming language's native bit formats, or > other > standardized bit streams (read published protocols that are not XML > oriented), > don't have to have such tools, pay for them, or pay to learn about them. >
Indeed - XDR: http://www.ietf.org/rfc/rfc1832.txt Has been around for a long time and does the job and provides for multiple langauges. Dan. 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/
