SOA is a name that does not properly reflect its meaning, like Web Services. I prefer using both
"Scope" and "Style"in the phrases like 'SO in business'... - Michael ________________________________ From: Rob Eamon <[email protected]> To: [email protected] Sent: Monday, March 23, 2009 11:10:37 PM Subject: [service-orientated-architecture] Does "SOA" infer style *and* scope? "Scope" architectures include: business, enterprise, integration, application, infrastructure. There are probably others. "Style" architectures include: service-oriented, event-driven, RESTful, model-driven, object-oriented, document-oriented, client-server, n-tier, shared nothing, etc. Lots of these running around. IMO, a scope architecture will use (should use) multiple styles. In this view, SOA as a label is both imcomplete (service-orientatio n isn't the only thing needed for a robust architecture) and ambiguous (the scope of the architecture is unspecified) . Thoughts? -Rob
