Don't Be Afraid to Drop the SOAP

Don't Be Afraid to Drop the SOAP
Are web services the future? Maybe, but this author isn't convinced. "Unfortunately the results haven't lived up to my hopes. The end result is fragile and a real resource hog." Writing in Perl.com for a technical audience, the author lists problems with SOAP and outlines an alternative approach used in his software product, Bricolage. More...