Frank Sommers examines the current array of Web services tools, specifically from Sun Microsystems' toolkit, Java Web Services Developer Pack (JWSDP). See the main article to this supplement, "Web Services Take Float with JAXR." (1,100 words; May 17, 2002)
Many developers consider Web Services Description Language (WSDL) the new software design view. WSDL offers a verbose, ASCII, standard, and language-agnostic view of services offered to clients. WSDL also provides noninvasive future-proofing for existing applications and services and allows interoperability across the various programming paradigms, including CORBA, J2EE (Java 2 Platform, Enterprise Edition), and .Net. In this article, Eoin Lane shows a service's WSDL view, then explains how you can generate client and service implementations for the various programming languages. Eoin finishes by discussing possible sources for initial WSDL view generation. (2,800 words; May 24, 2002)
Many developers consider Web Services Description Language (WSDL) the new software design view. WSDL offers a verbose, ASCII, standard, and language-agnostic view of services offered to clients. WSDL also provides noninvasive future-proofing for existing applications and services and allows interoperability across the various programming paradigms, including CORBA, J2EE (Java 2 Platform, Enterprise Edition), and .Net. In this article, Eoin Lane shows a service's WSDL view, then explains how you can generate client and service implementations for the various programming languages. Eoin finishes by discussing possible sources for initial WSDL view generation. (2,800 words; May 24, 2002)
