On 2024-02-29 8:39, Johannes Elsinghorst - con terra GmbH wrote:
Hi, we have been developing SOAP based webservices for customers based on provided WSDLs using CXF for years now. I was wondering what the community’s opinion on the future of SOAP is. Is there still active development of the WS-* standards and implementing frameworks? Will CXF support SOAP for the years to come or is it more of an almost dead horse ? Any insights, opinions, and links to further resources on the matter are welcome 😊
A very good question. It seems that JSON has replaced XML for new developments. Unlike XML Security which hasn't moved in a decade, JSON Security (JOSE WG) is very active including targeting quantum crypto. Just to make it slightly more "fun" (...), I have personally given up on JSON in favor of CBOR. Rationale: https://github.com/cyberphone/cbor-everywhere CBOR Security: https://test.webpki.org/csf-lab/home Proposed (by me...) JavaScript standard: https://github.com/cyberphone/CBOR.js#cborjs Anders
Best, Johannes
