[REBOL] Re: Article: Web services next big thing for software
From: greggirwin:mindspring at: 11-Jan-2002 12:27
Chris, YekSoon, et al
<< Chris: Only when they rig the polls. Otherwise people prefer Java so far
;) >>
Java, of course, has the advantage of existing. Web services, via .NET
aren't available yet, unless you want to deploy using a beta version.
<< YekSoon: Won't REBOL be a suitable platform for "Web Services"? >>
IMHO, Yes! I see the combination of IOS and Rugby as being very powerful.
Rugby gives you granular control for remote invocations and IOS gives you a
larger infrastructure to build on.
<< I am curious to know what is the all-encompassing definition of "Web
Services". Lots of excitement around this and even more hype.>>
I don't know if there is a *single* definition at this point. :) You can
make the term encompass a broad area by saying that a web service is any
piece of software that can be accessed remotely, and resides on a server
somewhere, rather than on the local machine. It could be a single function
or a complete application. Maybe someone here has a better definition they
can offer up.
How much of the technology behind the web services hype is really new? Good
question. Will web services, as a revolution, work? Another good question. I
think we'll all be doing more "distributed computing" in the future, but I
haven't bought into the web services "buzzword" myself.
--Gregg
