On 6/13/07, Steve Jones <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > So if the goal is to deliver IT that looks like and operates like the > business then ultimately it must be presented in service specific ways.
Why is that a goal, nevermind *the* goal? What are the architectural benefits exactly? IMO, the goal should be to deliver a scalable, evolvable, extensible system with the right concerns properly separated through the principled application of constraints on the architectural elements of that system. "looks like and operates like" is too soft a concept to be of any value, IMO. But FWIW, IME, RESTful systems generally "look like and operate like" the business. That's not (or at least shouldn't be) a goal though, just an interesting side effect. Mark.
