Web Services
As it seems my WSDL vs XSD post is still the most popular one, this is another try at explaining web services terminology in more common business terms. This time I would like to introduce RESTful approach to services and explain the high level differences with WSDL/SOAP presented before. Representational State Transfer or REST is [...]
Continue reading about RESTful vs SOAP/WSDLUsing SoapUI you can easily test the invocation of the getLocationByZip, by filling out the input parameter in the ‘Request 1′ box. In my case I will enter 94709 by changing line <zip xsi:type=”xsd:string”>?</zip> into <zip xsi:type=”xsd:string”>94709</zip> By clicking on the green ‘play’ button on the upper left, you will get back the response, in [...]
Continue reading about Web service request and response in practiceThe best article I found on the web about key metrics in Software as a Service business models. Starting from the Profitability, Cash and Growth basic pillars goes into a lot of depth to explain what should matter and why. http://www.forentrepreneurs.com/saas-metrics/
Continue reading about SaaS Metrics – A Guide to Measuring and Improving What MattersWSDL (Web Services Description Language) is an XML document used to locate a web service and describe the operations available (exposed methods) to its users. It goes beyond the XSD, that simply describes the structure of an XML, to present the actual behavior of the service(s). You can have a look at a WSDL example by clicking on [...]
Continue reading about XSD Vs WSDL (WSDL)Continuing my posts on getting some Web Services basic term explained for the business side of the company, I introduce XSD (Xml Schema Definition) that is nothing else that an XML document that formally describes the structure of another XML document. As I wrote in the previous post, the author of the XML document decides its elements. If somebody [...]
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