Connecting with Web services

WEB SERVICES ARE A SPECIES of componentized software. As such, the usual design patterns apply. Components need well-specified interfaces, and they must be reusable. More so than most conventional components, however, Web services tackle business processes that are widely distributed both in time and space. The new design pattern that arises in response to this challenge is called loose coupling. [Full story at InfoWorld.com.]

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