Better Software - March 2008 - (Page 25) W eb services—the foundation of today’s service-oriented architecture (SOA)—are self-contained, modular applications that can be described, published, located, and invoked over a network. Web services are independent of operating system, hardware platform, communication protocol, or programming language. Most IT components such as databases, application servers, Web servers, and packaged applications (such as ERP and CRM applications) now advertise their interfaces as Web services through Web Services Definition Language (WSDL) interfaces. These WSDL interfaces enable applications to communicate via SOAP/XML messaging. Using SOAP for service-to-service messaging and WSDL for interface description, IT professionals now have unprecedented flexibility in integrating IT components to create major applications. It is this flexibility of developing and deploying distributed computing provided by Web services that makes testing SOA challenging. SOA testers are now responsible for adapting their testing techniques, selecting appropriate testing tools, and developing Web services domain expertise to make their SOA deployments reliably and securely deliver business value. SOA testers must have a solid understanding of XML, SOAP, and WSDL. These standards form the foundations of Web services. For a quick refresher on these standards, read through the tutorials located in the StickyNotes. These tutorials are recommended but are not a prerequisite for understanding this article. www.StickyMinds.com MARCH 2008 BETTER SOFTWARE 25 http://www.StickyMinds.com
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