On 10/1/07, Eric Newcomer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > No, I don't think so. We can compare SO to REST, that's ok. > > But SOA to REST is not ok, at least not according to the way I define it. > One is a technology architecture, and the other a style of design. > > I'm not sure what you found inconsistent in these messages? I thought I have > been trying to say that strictly speaking, SOA is not an architecture. Are > you saying REST isn't an architecture, either?
Yes. REST is a style of design (architectural style). Like "client/server" or "pipe and filter". Is that how you see SOA? Mark. -- Mark Baker. Ottawa, Ontario, CANADA. http://www.markbaker.ca Coactus; Web-inspired integration strategies http://www.coactus.com
