| This book's in-depth coverage includes:
- Over 240 full-color illustrations;
- A concise introduction to SOA and service-oriented computing concepts and benefits;
- A thorough exploration of the service-orientation design paradigm as represented by eight specific design principles
- A comparison of service-oriented and object-oriented concepts & principles and a clear definition of what qualifies as service-oriented logic;
- Detailed coverage of four different forms of service-related design granularity;
- An exhaustive examination of service contracts, with an emphasis on standardization, abstraction, and the utilization of WS-Policy, XML Schema, and WSDL definitions;
- A comprehensive study of positive and negative service-related coupling types with an emphasis on the requirements to attaining a suitable level of loose coupling;
- An inside look into how commercial design approaches are incorporated to achieve truly agnostic and reusable service logic;
- Techniques for maximizing service reliability, scalability, and performance by instilling high levels of autonomy and emphasizing stateless design;
- Approaches for positioning services as highly discoverable and interpretable enterprise resources;
- Unprecendented coverage of how to design services for participation in complex positions;
- The definition of concrete links between each design principle and the strategic goals and benifits of SOA and service-oriented computing. | |
