Re: [xml-dev] SOAP and the Web

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Paul Prescod <>
To
"Simon St.Laurent" <>
Date
2002-04-25T23:38:48Z
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Re: [xml-dev] SOAP and the Web
"Simon St.Laurent" wrote:
> 
> Did you get anyone defending SOAP on its technical merits?

Technical merits?

Not really. There were quite a few who technically bashed it in response
to Joel's article though:

 * http://discuss.fogcreek.com/joelonsoftware/default.asp

> You and Mark Baker seem to present more technical defense than any of
> the "advocates", which has me thoroughly confused.
> 
> (Don Box did bring up a common framing format[1], but I'm having a hard
> time seeing the format mitigating the overall approach.)

Actually, if I get time I will write an article on how XML is a lousy
envelope format (whatever its other virtues!).

 Paul Precod