WS-* vs. RESTful Services - JOpera for Eclipse

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WS-* vs. RESTful ServicesCesare PautassoFaculty of Informatics, USI Lugano, standardtechnologystackmaybeinsight: advocatesofREpresentationalStateTransfer (REST)havecometobelievethattheirideasexp lainingwhytheWorldWideWebworksarejustasa pplicabletosolveenterpriseapplicationint egrationproblemsandtoradicallysimplifyth eplumbingrequiredtobuildservice-oriented architectures. Inthistutorialwetakea scientificlookattheWS-* vs. RESTdebatebypresentinga technicalcomparisonbasedonarchitecturalp rinciplesanddecisions. Weshowthatthetwoapproachesdifferinthenum berofarchitecturaldecisionsthatmustbemad eandinthenumberofavailablealternatives. Thisdiscrepancybetweenfreedom-from-choic eandfreedom-of -choicequantitativelyexplainstheperceive dcomplexitydifference. : RESTiswellsuitedforbasic,adhocintegratio nscenarios lamashup,WS-* is morematureandaddressesadvancedqualityofs ervicerequirementscommonlyfoundinenterpr isecomputing.

Abstract. Recent technology trends in Web Services indicate that a solution eliminating the perceived complexity of the WS-* standard technology

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