| Title: |
WS-* Specification Complexity |
| Author: |
David Sprott |
| Publication Date: |
27 October 2004 |
| Report Type: |
Journal |
| Report Class: |
Market Analysis |
| Abstract: |
Recently there has been considerable comment across the industry about the level of complexity of the Web Services specifications, and by implication concern about the stability and usability of the protocols. Given the very strategic level of dependence we are all placing upon Web Service protocols this is a potential issue that needs to be carefully examined. |
| Backgrounder: |
There has been considerable comment around the industry that the specifications are getting too complex. One correspondent has gone on record as saying "WS-* stack is bloated, opaque, and insanely complex. I think it’s going to be hard to understand, hard to implement, hard to interoperate, and hard to secure." There has been much discussion on weblogs and other sites, and we were asked to comment by a member on the relevance of this commentary. Our initial reaction was that we are not so much concerned about complexity per se - it goes with the territory, get over it! However there are other more subtle issues that bear scrutiny |
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